{"id":332703,"date":"2026-04-07T18:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-in-deep-crisis-if-kharg-island-is-being-struck-heavily-says-prof-michael-clarke\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:00:34","slug":"iran-in-deep-crisis-if-kharg-island-is-being-struck-heavily-says-prof-michael-clarke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-in-deep-crisis-if-kharg-island-is-being-struck-heavily-says-prof-michael-clarke\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran in &#8216;deep crisis&#8217; if &#8216;Kharg Island is being struck heavily,&#8217; says Prof Michael Clarke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/W7xZUr9cfbI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran in 'deep crisis' if 'Kharg Island is being struck heavily,' says Prof Michael Clarke\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W7xZUr9cfbI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Kharg Island has been hit by several strikes, according to a report from the Iranian Mehr news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Security and defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke said &quot;if Kharg Island is being struck heavily, and it sounds as if it might be being, then that immediately puts Iran into a deep crisis.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If you destroy what&#8217;s on Kharg Island, the Iranian economy will shudder to a halt,&quot; he added.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #middleeast #iran #unitedstates #trump <\/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>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor 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<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/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>Iran&#8217;s Kharg Island has been hit by several strikes, according to a report from the Iranian Mehr news agency. 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