Trump Warns Iran: Kharg Island Oil Facilities at Risk

0:00In Sydney today, March 14, President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the United States will target oil facilities on Carg Island if it attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Continue, recent American strikes hit military sites on the island but spared the key oil infrastructure. Trump stressed that any interference with safe shipping through the strait, which carries 20 percent of the world's oil, would prompt the quick. Refink, meanwhile, the U.S. Navy plans to start escorting tankers through the straits soon. Iran shows no signs of backing down as the conflict hits its third week. Supreme Leader Mochitaba Kamene insists on keeping the waterway restricted for leverage and Iranian forces threaten retaliation against oil partners. Of the United States, markets remain on edge, fearing even small damage to cards, pipelines, or terminals, could spy global prices amid tight supplies. Iran keeps exporting between 1.1 million and 1.5 million barrels of oil daily, mostly to China. Casualties mount with around 2,000 deaths

1:02across Iran, Lebanon, and the Gulf, plus millions displaced. Reports confirm over 15 explosions on card from U.S. strikes on air defenses, naval bases, and missile sites, though oil operations continue. Unaffected, Iran claims to have downed five more U.S. and Israeli drones, totaling 114, a missile hit the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, and a tax spread to UAE ports and Lebanon. Other strikes kill 12 medical workers in 7 Lebanon and at least 12 civilians in Iran. U.S. forces report losses, including six crew members in an Iraq plane crash. Tensions escalate with no end in sight. The Daily News now is grateful to our sponsor for today's episode. Some travel miles to find peace, I just climb into bed and listen, S.O.L.I.