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The war, which shows no signs of ending soon, has disrupted oil exports from the region, driven fuel prices far higher worldwide and upended global air travel.
The war with Iran showed no signs of ending Sunday as neighboring countries in the Gulf reported new attacks a day after Tehran accused the United States of striking its main oil terminal on Kharg Island from the United Arab Emirates.
Around 90% of Iran's oil exports pass through Kharg Island, but the US president says oil infrastructure was not targeted.
President Donald Trump said U.S. forces on Friday “obliterated” targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, home to the main terminal that handles the country’s oil exports. The speaker of the Iranian parliament had warned that such strikes would provoke a new level of retaliation.
Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf channel that carries 20 percent of the world’s oil, according to U.S. officials, a move that could exacerbate the disruptions to global shipping and further rattle the global economy.
President Donald Trump said Friday night the US “totally obliterated every military target” on Kharg Island, which handles roughly 90% of Iran’s crude exports.
The U.S. and Israel are striking a much wider array of targets in Iran than they did during 12 days of war last summer, when their focus was on the country’s nuclear enrichment sites.
United States President, Donald Trump, has accused Iran of spreading false information about ongoing military developments through artificial intelligence and coordinated media propaganda, claiming the country is using fabricated videos and reports to exaggerate its military capabilities.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright told ABC's Martha Raddatz on "This Week" Sunday that the Trump administration has a plan for reopening the Straits of Hormuz as they continue to strike the Iranian government,