Kharg Island is a tiny outpost in the Persian Gulf, but it handles around 95% of Iran’s oil exports, making it the country’s financial jugular vein. The island can load multiple supertankers at once ...

This week, over 50 countries are joining forces to move the needle on what is proving to be one of the world’s most urgent needs: to overcome dependence on fossil fuels. As decision-makers gather in ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Iran has lost the first oil storage tank in its weekslong war with the ...

The US struck Kharg ahead of Trump's Tuesday ceasefire deadline. The island handles 90% of Iran's oil exports, making it significant to the global oil trade. Kharg Island disruptions could compound ...

The US unleashed targeted strikes on Iran’s critical Kharg Island on Tuesday — as President Trump chillingly declared that “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Roughly 50 strikes were carried out ...

Oil prices rose Tuesday after the latest U.S. attacks on Iran and amid President Trump’s threats of escalation. Prices for U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate were up more than 3 percent at $116 ...

President Donald Trump has threatened to escalate the war by “blowing up and completely obliterating” Iran’s electric generating plants, oil wells, and its key oil terminal, Kharg Island. “Great ...

On March 30, Donald Trump threatened Iran with “completely obliterating” Kharg Island if a deal with Tehran was not reached to end the ongoing war with the US and Israel. The American president's ...

The U.S. may soon put proverbial “boots on the ground” in Iran. President Donald Trump is considering an operation to seize Kharg Island, a key oil hub for the Islamic regime, as he tries to bring ...