Iran’s Kharg Island is key to its oil exports. Targeting it carries major risks (opens in new tab)

A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Thursday, June 11, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)2026-06-11T17:09:00Z Iran’s Kharg Island, home to a terminal through which the country exports most of its oil, has emerged as a focus of launched in late February by the United States and Israel.Strikes on oil infrastructure on Kharg — — would severely curb Iran’s oil exports, a key source of revenue for the Islamic Republic. An assault would also...