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Trump Orders Strikes: Kharg Island Hit

US forces carried out strikes on Kharg Island targeting Iranian military sites of strategic importance to the country's oil exports signaling a major escalation in the US Israel campaign against Iran

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2,500 - Marines deployed to the Middle East

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"The war will be over when I feel it in my bones" — President Donald Trump

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Trump Orders Strikes: Kharg Island Hit

The US announced and carried out strikes on Kharg Island, a critical hub for Iranian oil exports, with multiple official claims of military targets hit. Coverage focuses on the scale of the strikes and their strategic aim at Iran's oil export capacity.

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