Washington, March 14 -- In a major escalation of tensions in the Middle East, the United States launched powerful bombing raids on Iran's strategic Kharg Island late Friday.
President Donald Trump announced that American forces carried out what he described as one of the "most powerful bombing" operations ever conducted in the region. Trump said that the strikes "totally obliterated every military target" on Kharg Island, which he referred to as Iran's "crown jewel," marking a dramatic intensification of the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran.
The operation targeted Iranian military facilities on Kharg Island, a crucial oil export terminal located in the Persian Gulf. The strikes come as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard...