{"id":326057,"date":"2026-03-14T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-strikes-irans-kharg-island-why-it-matters\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:00:13","slug":"us-strikes-irans-kharg-island-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-strikes-irans-kharg-island-why-it-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"US strikes Iran\u2019s Kharg Island: Why it matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/h5vq6l_13wc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US strikes Iran\u2019s Kharg Island: Why it matters\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h5vq6l_13wc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>President Trump says US forces have &#8216;obliterated&#8217; targets on Iran\u2019s Kharg island which is crucial to the country&#8217;s oil network.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky News, military analyst Sean bell says &quot;President Trump didn&#8217;t target the oil and made a really big thing about that.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He adds: &quot;If you look more widely, a lot of that oil goes to China, and therefore if he was to take that out, he might risk the ire of China and the whole thing starts to expand even further.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/iran-latest-trump-tehran-israel-strikes-us-drone-live-sky-news-13509565<\/p>\n<p>#iran #oil #usa #trump #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump says US forces have &#8216;obliterated&#8217; targets on Iran\u2019s Kharg island which is crucial to the country&#8217;s oil network. 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