New Delhi, April 7 -- The United States (US) said its forces struck military targets in Kharg Island, a critical oil hub for Iran. US Vice President JD Vance seemed to confirm reports of US strikes on Kharg Island on Tuesday, ahead of President Donald Trump's 8 pm ET Tuesday night deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

It is "my understanding ... that we were to strike some military targets on Kharg Island. I believe we've done so," Vance said. However, the country didn't target oil infrastructure in Kharg Island, a US official told news agency Associated Press.

Since the start of the war on February 28, the US had struck Kharg Island for the first time on March 13.

Trump had also hinted at seizing the strategic island. "Maybe...