United States forces struck targets on Kharg Island, an area vital to Iran’s oil industry, as President Donald Trump presses Iranian leaders to allow for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The ...

Bubiyan Island is home to Mubarak Al Kabeer Port, which is under construction as part of China’s “Belt and Road” initiative.

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The U.S. has struck Kharg Island a second time, hitting military targets again. If the U.S. were to hit the oil infrastructure there, that would be a serious blow to an already struggling global oil ...