Kharg Island lies about 15 miles off the coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf and is critical to the nation’s economy. Iran’s energy industry depends on the landmass. It’s where about 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports are processed and millions of barrels of oil are also stored. Pipelines from some of Iran’s biggest oil fields connect to Kharg.

President Donald Trump said late Friday that U.S. forces “obliterated” military targets on Kharg Island, a critical hub of Iran's oil Gulf operations, with the country responding by threatening to strike U.

A small island in the Gulf has become a flashpoint in the widening war involving Iran, the United States and Israel. Kharg Island handles almost all of Iran’s oil exports – making it a vital economic

Kharg Island is home to about 90% of Iran’s oil exports, with President Donald Trump saying its targets were ‘totally obliterated.’

March 14 (Reuters) - Kharg Island, where U.S. forces on Friday destroyed military targets, ⁠is ⁠the hub for 90% of Iran's oil exports ⁠and has long been seen as a key vulnerability that would provoke a severe response by ​Tehran if attacked.