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Iranian media report explosions near Kharg Island

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Iranian media reported hearing explosions near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but one outlet said it saw no smoke.
  • The island handles about 90% of Iran’s oil exports, while SNN reported that the United States had attacked an Iranian tanker nearby.

Iranian media reported explosions on Saturday near Kharg Island, a strategically important site in the Persian Gulf.

Fars said its correspondent heard the sound of explosions but did not see any smoke. SNN reported that the United States had attacked an Iranian tanker near the island.

Kharg is highly important to Iran because it is used to ship about 90% of the country’s oil exports.

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