Kharg Island (Persian: جزیره خارک) is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf. The island is 25 km (16 mi) off the coast of Iran and 483 km (300 mi) northwest of the Strait of Hormuz.

1 day ago · Here’s what to know about Kharg Island and what it means for the oil dispute at issue in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran: What is Kharg Island? Kharg Island, a small coral land mass spanning 7.7 …

14 hours ago · Kharg Island, a small strip of land in the northern Persian Gulf, is widely considered one of Iran's most sensitive economic targets. The island has been left untouched, however, during …

1 day ago · 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 ...

4 days ago · Kharg Island, an arid piece of land measuring some 20 square kilometres near the port city of Bushehr, accounts for the bulk of Iran’s oil exports. Taking it out would take seconds and...

16 hours ago · President Trump said Friday that the U.S. military had conducted "one of the most power bombing raids" on Iran's Kharg Island, a vital oil hub for the country.

10 hours ago · Kharg is a five mile long island located off the south-west coast of Iran. Uwe Dedering / Wikimedia Commons, Iran’s energy lifeline Kharg Island became the linchpin of Iran’s oil industry due ...

3 hours ago · The strikes on Kharg Island targeted Iranian military forces, not economic infrastructure on the island, a U.S. military official said.

3 days ago · On Iran’s ‘Forbidden Island’ of Kharg, ancient ruins sit beside the nerve centre of the nation’s oil empire.

3 days ago · Iran’s primary oil export terminal, Kharg Island, has so far been spared from United States and Israeli strikes, even as global energy prices surge and tensions rise across the region.