JERUSALEM (AP) — The islands off Iran’s coast have become the latest focus of the war after a U.S strike destroyed military sites last week on Kharg Island, which is vital to Iran’s oil network.
The strike on Friday on the island in the Persian Gulf left its oil infrastructure intact and vessels were still seen arriving and loading up with fuel, according to satellite imagery posted on Saturday and Sunday by the platform TankerTrackers.
Though U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States “totally obliterated” the island’s military assets, he warned that if Iran or anyone else interferes with the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, he will reconsider his decision not to target oil infrastructure.
Iran’s islands account for only a small share of its territory but have outsized importance because of…
