Will Merrow
Kharg Island, a small coral island in the northern Persian Gulf responsible for handling approximately 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil exports, has become a flash point in the United States and Israel’s widening conflict in Iran.
The U.S. military carried out a fresh round of strikes on the island on April 7, hitting more than fifty military targets. Speaking to reporters, Vice President JD Vance—who the White House may deploy in potential peace talks—argued the strikes didn’t mark “a change in strategy.” The attacks came ahead of an 8 p.m. Eastern Time deadline issued by President Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point for nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas supply. While the strikes did not hit critical oil infrastructure, the price of crude oil still spiked 3 percent after the attack, hitting almost $116 per barrel, and Brent crude jumped to more than $110 per barrel.
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