U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to blow up Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal. On Sunday, U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz after Revolutionary Guard forces prepared to launch rockets carrying sea mines. The U.S. attack killed and wounded several Iranian soldiers according to the IRGC, which responded by targeting the King Hussein and Al Azraq bases in Jordan. The war has dragged on for six months and sharply disrupted vessel traffic through this strategic strait, through which a significant portion of global oil shipments transit. The U.S. Navy maintains a blockade against Iranian ports while Iran continues to strike vessels using the southern shipping lane.
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