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The United States bombed dozens of Iranian military targets this morning on the island of Kharg, in the Persian Gulf, according to senior U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News correspondent Jen Griffin.
Among the achieved objectives are bunkers, a radar station, and ammunition depots, according to the same official source.
The attack occurred hours before the 24-hour ultimatum that President Donald Trump issued yesterday to Iran to negotiate an agreement or face devastating strikes, with a deadline set for 8 p.m. this Tuesday.
Trump had warned on Monday in a forceful tone: "All of Iran could be destroyed in a single night".
The nighttime bombing of Kharg represents the second significant attack by the United States on that island in less than a month.
On March 14, as part of Operation Epic Fury —the joint offensive with Israel that began on February 28, 2026— the U.S. had already struck military targets in Kharg in what Trump described as "one of the most powerful bombings in the history of the Middle East".
The island accounts for 90% of Iran's crude oil exports, equivalent to 1.6 million barrels per day, making it the main source of revenue for the regime and a top strategic target.
The attack on Tuesday is part of a sustained escalation that began the day before, when B-2 Spirit bombers launched from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri destroyed the IRGC's underground headquarters with GBU-57 bombs near Tehran.
Military sources cited by Fox News described the outcome as devastating: "We hit them where it hurts the most."
At the same time, B-1 bombers dropped around 100 2,000-pound bombs in support operations during that same day.
Since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury, the campaign has destroyed over 5,000 Iranian targets, degraded 90% of their missile capacity and 95% of their drones, and eliminated 49 high-ranking military officials, including the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The power in Iran has fallen to Mojtaba Jamenei, son of the late ayatollah, whom Trump has described as "less radical and much more reasonable."
While the bombings continued, Iran sent a ten-point counterproposal yesterday through Pakistan to achieve a permanent end to the conflict, which includes a cessation of hostilities, a safety protocol for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and the lifting of sanctions. Tehran rejected the U.S. proposal of 15 points, deeming it "excessive and unacceptable."
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