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nitpicked

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Fri Mar 13, 2026, 07:11 PM Friday

Trump says US just bombed Iran's Kharg Island [View all]

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4gqjyk0vx3t
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We're now hearing from US President Donald Trump, who shortly after boarding Air Force One for Florida, posted on Truth Social that moments ago, "the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island".

"I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island. However, should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision," the president continued.

He called on Iran to lay down its weapons and "save what’s left of their country, which isn’t much".
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