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First images reveal strike that ‘obliterated’ Iran’s military stash on vital oil island

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Katherine Donlevy

Published March 14, 2026, 8:39 a.m. ET54 Comments

Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026.
President Trump said the mission “obliterated” targets on Kharg Island.AFP via Getty Images
Satellite image of Iran's Kharg Island, showing its main crude export terminal and oil storage tanks.
A satellite image of Iran’s Kharg Island.EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images

“Last night, U.S. forces executed a large-scale precision strike on Kharg Island, Iran. The strike destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile storage bunkers, and multiple other military sites,” the USCC said.

“U.S. forces successfully struck more than 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, while preserving the oil infrastructure.”

President Trump announced the strike Friday night, which he called the “most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East.”

Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026.
More than 90 military targets, including missile storage facilities, were destroyed in the attack.AFP via Getty Images
Aerial, black and white footage showing multiple explosions and smoke rising from a desert-like landscape, with "UNCLASSIFIED" in green letters at the top.
The bombing was called a “large-scale precision strike.”X / US Central Command

Trump celebrated the attack, saying US forces “obliterated every military target,” but refrained from wiping out oil infrastructure on the island “for reasons of decency.”