US Launches Multiple Strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, Reports Say

Iran’s Kharg Island was reportedly targeted by multiple strikes on Tuesday, with several explosions heard, according to Iran’s Mehr News Agency.

Kharg Island handles up to 90 percent of Iran’s crude exports, making it a critical economic lifeline and a key strategic vulnerability.

The reported attack comes amid a broader wave of US-Israeli strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure across the country. Iranian officials said at least two bridges, railway infrastructure and a major highway were hit on Tuesday.

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A bridge near the holy city of Qom and another carrying a railway line in the central city of Kashan were struck, according to officials quoted by Islamic Republic News Agency. Two people were killed and three injured in Kashan, a senior regional security official said.

A key highway linking Tabriz to Tehran via Zanjan was also closed after being hit about 90 kilometres outside Tabriz, while strikes were reported on railway tracks in Karaj, near the capital. Images carried by Iranian media showed Red Crescent rescuers transporting an injured man from the scene.

Rail services were heavily disrupted, with all trains to and from Mashhad cancelled following warnings from Israel against using the rail network. Power outages were also reported in parts of Karaj and Fardis after strikes damaged transmission lines and a power substation, according to Iranian Students’ News Agency.

The Israeli military said it had carried out a broad wave of strikes targeting unspecified “infrastructure sites.”

On March 13, US forces carried out a large-scale airstrike targeting more than 90 military sites on Kharg Island, including missile storage and naval mine facilities. The strikes deliberately avoided oil infrastructure in an effort to limit disruption to global energy markets.

According to CNN, US officials see control of Kharg as a way to cut off Iran’s main source of revenue and pressure Tehran to change its behaviour, particularly regarding disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Military analysts warn that any ground operation would likely face fierce resistance, with Iranian forces expected to inflict “maximum casualties” on invading troops.

Tehran has warned that any attempt to occupy its territory would trigger retaliation against infrastructure in the Gulf, raising the risk of wider regional escalation.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Tuesday it would deprive the United States and its allies of oil and gas if Washington crossed Tehran’s “red lines.”

“The Revolutionary Guards once again declare that if the American terrorist army crosses the red lines, our response will go beyond the region,” the statement said.

It added that the Guards would target infrastructure “to deprive the United States and its allies of oil and gas in the region for years.”

The latest developments come hours before US President Donald Trump’s deadline for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, set to expire at midnight EDT (0400 GMT) on Wednesday.

Trump has threatened sweeping action against Iran’s infrastructure, saying he is “considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil,” and warning that failure to reach a deal would leave “every power plant in Iran… burning, exploding, and never to be used again.”

The United Nations has warned that attacks on civilian infrastructure are prohibited under international law. Secretary-General António Guterres previously cautioned against such actions, according to his spokesperson.