Kharg Island is a small, heavily fortified, and strategically valuable island off Iran's northern coast.

The islands off Iran have become the latest focus of the war after a U.S strike destroyed military sites last week on Kharg Island.

Kharg Island lies about 15 miles off the coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf and is critical to the nation’s economy. Iran’s energy industry depends on the landmass. It’s where about 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports are processed and millions of barrels of oil are also stored. Pipelines from some of Iran’s biggest oil fields connect to Kharg.

A small island in the Gulf has become a flashpoint in the widening war involving Iran, the United States and Israel. Kharg Island handles almost all of Iran’s oil exports – making it a vital economic

President Donald Trump said late Friday that U.S. forces “obliterated” military targets on Kharg Island, a critical hub of Iran's oil Gulf operations, with the country responding by threatening to strike U.

Oil prices shatter $100 barrier as Tehran warns US-linked energy assets are now “targets” following the precision strike on Iran’s primary export hub

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) said the bombing of [Kharg Island](

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, discusses the Trump administration’s messaging on military objectives in Iran, concerns over loosening oil restrictions on Russia and more on ‘Fox News Sunday.’