Iran Threatens US-Linked Oil Infrastructures After Trump’s Kharg Island Strike Claim

Tehran: Iran has threatened to strike oil infrastructure linked to the United States after Donald Trump announced that US forces had bombed military targets on Kharg Island, a strategic hub for Iran’s oil exports.

In a statement carried by Iranian media, the country’s armed forces warned that any attack on Iran’s energy facilities would trigger retaliation against oil and energy installations associated with the US across the region. The military said infrastructure belonging to companies cooperating with Washington could be “destroyed immediately” if Iranian energy assets were targeted.

The warning came after Trump said US forces had carried out heavy strikes on military sites on Kharg Island. While he claimed the operation destroyed Iranian military targets, he said oil infrastructure on the island had not yet been hit but could be targeted in the future if Iran continued to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf, handles roughly 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil exports, making it one of the most economically vital locations in the country. Any damage to the facility could significantly disrupt global oil supplies and intensify the ongoing regional conflict.

Iranian officials and military commanders described Trump’s remarks as a major escalation and warned that attacks on the country’s oil infrastructure would cross a “red line.” Analysts say retaliation could involve strikes on energy facilities in Gulf states allied with Washington or companies linked to the US oil trade.

The exchange of threats comes as tensions continue to rise in the wider conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran, which began after large-scale strikes on Iranian targets in late February and has since spread across several parts of West Asia, affecting shipping routes, oil markets and regional security.