Kharg Island

Kharg Island

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 27, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Trump says Iran's Kharg being 'blown to smithereens', but gives no details

The waterway carried nearly a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas shipments before it was blockaded in the six-month-old Iran war.

A satellite image shows likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran's Kharg Island, May 6, 2026. Photo: EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/Handout via REUTERS

Iran denies reports of oil leak near Kharg Island export hub

A satellite image shows likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran's Kharg Island, May 6, 2026. Photo: EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/Handout via REUTERS

Suspected oil spill seen on satellite images near Iran's Kharg Island export hub

A satellite image shows an oil terminal on Kharg Island, Iran, on 25 February 2026. File Photo: Planet Labs PBC/Reuters

Why Kharg Island is central to the US-Iran standoff?

A satellite image shows an oil terminal on Kharg Island, Iran, on 25 February 2026. File Photo: Planet Labs PBC/Reuters

Trump says US has 'options' on Kharg Island, including takeover

An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, 11 March 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Trump warns of more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, pressures allies to secure oil chokepoint

A satellite image shows an oil terminal on Kharg Island, Iran, on 25 February 2026. File Photo: Planet Labs PBC/Reuters

Iran warns civilians to evacuate UAE ports as US strikes Kharg Island

A satellite image shows an oil terminal on Kharg Island, Iran, on 25 February 2026. File Photo: Planet Labs PBC/Reuters

Why Kharg Island matters in the Middle East and global oil markets