US Bombs Iran's Kharg Island, Escalating Middle East Conflict

0:00On March 14, President Donald Trump announced that the United States military obliterated every key military target on Iran's vital carg island in one of the biggest bombing raids in Middle East history. He directed the strikes through central command and shared video footage, but held back from hitting the island's crucial oil facilities for now. Trump warned that if Iran interferes with safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, he would rethink sparing the oil infrastructure. Meanwhile, Iranian leaders fired back, threatening to turn any U.S. linked energy sites into ashes if their oil gets targeted. Carg Island stands out as Iran's economic lifeline, handling most of its oil exports that bring in billions each year to fund the government and military. Experts note that losing control there could cripple the country, no matter who's in power, and spark massive global fallout. In the wider conflict now two weeks old, the U.S. is deploying 2,500 more Marines and an amphibious ship to the Middle East for security and possible evacuations.

1:03Strikes have killed over 1,200 in Iran and 13 American troops, displacing up to 3.2 million people inside the country. Oil prices have jumped more than 40 percent as Iran threatens tanker traffic in the Strait, which carries one-fifth of the world supply, leaving. The region on edge for what comes next.