Trump hails dramatic bombing raid on 'Iran's crown jewel'... but says one area deliberately SPARED: Live updates0%
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3/13/2026, 6:52:09 AM
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Donald Trump says the United States military 'obliterated' targets on Iran's Kharg Island, warning the country's oil infrastructure could be next.
The president announced the action in a social media post as he prepared to fly to Florida for the weekend.
'Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran's crown jewel, Kharg Island,' Trump said.
For now, however, he has told US forces to avoid taking out Iran's oil infrastructure, though he maintains the option.
'For reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island.
However, should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision.'
Trump answered questions from reporters traveling with him before he boarded Air Force One but did not mention the latest US military operation.
The small island in the Persian Gulf is the primary terminal through which all of Iran's oil exports pass.
Earlier Friday, thousands of defiant Iranians took to the streets of Tehran to pledge allegiance to their Supreme Leader as the country's highest-ranking officials openly taunted Donald Trump over the war.
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and security chief Ali Larijani were among the leaders who marched alongside demonstrators at today's Quds rally in the heart of the capital as Israeli missiles rained down.
Meanwhile Italy has pulled its troops from Iraq the day after one of its military bases was attacked by drones.
No Italian troops were injured in the attack on Camp Singara in Erbil where a restaurant and two vehicles were destroyed.
And the US military confirmed all six crew members were killed after a refueling plane crashed in Iraq.
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the service members were 'American heroes' during a Pentagon press briefing.
Follow the latest updates on the US-Israel war with Iran
Italy pulls troops out of Iraq after base attack
Italy has withdrawn its troops from Iraq following a drone attack at Camp Singara on Thursday.
Italian troops have gradually been leaving the Middle East but an attack in Iraqi Kurdistan has made the exit more urgent with Iraq increasingly becoming a flashpoint in the conflict.
More than 300 troops have been stationed in Iraq but around 100 have now returned to Rome, the Wall Street Journal is reporting
Italy has also pulled back smaller military units from Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.
No Italian troops were injured in the attack on Camp Singara where a restaurant and two vehicles were destroyed.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has previously said she has no intention for Italy to join the war in Iran.
Iranian security chief taunts Trump in live interview as airstrikes hit Tehran
Iran's security chief Ali Larijani has taunted Donald Trump in a live interview in Tehran as Israeli airstrikes rain down on the Iranian capital.
Larijani has joined thousands of demonstrators at a Quds Day rally in the city despite fresh Israeli attacks launched earlier today.
While being interviewed, Larijani says Israeli attacks during the demonstrations show Israel’s weakness and confusion.
'These attacks are out of fear, out of desperation.
One who is strong wouldn't bomb demonstrations at all.'
It's clear that it has failed,' Larijani said.
Striking a defiant tone, he said Donald Trump 'doesn't understand that the Iranian people are a brave nation, a strong nation, a determined nation.
The more he presses, the stronger the nation's determination will become.'
Yesterday, Larijani said Trump would be 'sorry' for his 'grave miscalculation' after the President declared the US had won the war.
Trump gets defensive after being asked about Kharg Island takeover
In an interview with Brian Kilmeade recorded Thursday and aired Friday morning, President Donald Trump became defensive when asked if he was 'thinking about taking Kharg Island,' which he later Friday claimed the US military 'obliterated.'
US Central Command says Iran lied about destroying USS Abraham Lincoln
US Central Command accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of lying about having destroyed the USS Abraham Lincoln.
'The IRGC is again claiming they've rendered the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) inoperable.
This is after they've previously claimed to have destroyed it multiple times,' they said in a statement.
They added that the USS Abraham Lincoln 'continues to dominate Iranian airspace from the sea.'
Trump: US objectives for ending Iran war may differ from Israel's
Ohio governor mourns three service members killed during refueling mission
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine revealed that three of the six service members killed on the US military refueling jet were from his state.
'I have been advised by Ohio's Adjutant General that three of the six servicemembers killed during the air refueling mission in Iraq were Ohioans deployed with the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing,' DeWine wrote on X Friday.
'Fran and I are deeply saddened by this news and offer our sincere condolences to their families.'
Trump says US has 'totally obliterated' military targets on Iran's Kharg Island
Donald Trump has said the US military has carried out 'one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East'.
In a post on Truth Social, he added the strikes 'totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island'.
Evacuation orders issued in Qatar
Evacuation orders have been put in place across some parts of Qatar by the country's interior ministry.
The nature of the threat has not been specified but it comes shortly after Iran announced it had launched a fresh wave of strikes.
Israeli shells hit UN forces base in southern Lebanon, state media says
Israeli shells fell inside the headquarters of UNIFIL forces' Nepalese battalion, in the town of Mays al-Jabal,' Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported, referring to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
UNIFIL and the Israeli military did not immediately comment on the incident.
Israel says Lebanon university strike killed Hezbollah figure
Israel has said its strike this week on a campus of Lebanon's public university killed a Hezbollah leader with expertise in making weapons.
Lebanese state media said on Thursday that two academics were killed in the strike, including a professor it named as Mortada Srour.
Israel's military said Srour was 'employed as a chemistry lecturer at the Lebanese University in Beirut'.
It also described him as 'a leading figure and an expert in the field of weapons manufacturing within (Hezbollah).'
The targeted campus is located on the edge of Beirut's southern suburbs, an area under Hezbollah's sway, and was spared in the last war between the pro-Iran militant group and Israel.
JD Vance speaks about Iran war in speech in North Carolina
US Vice President JD Vance spoke about the Iran war during a speech on Friday on the economy.
He was asked about what advice he’s given President Donald Trump on the war.
Vance refused to share details of his private conversations about the Middle East conflict with Trump, saying 'it's important for the president of the United States to talk to his advisers without'.
Man who attacked Michigan synagogue lost relatives in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says
Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, came to the United States in 2011 on an immediate relative visa as the spouse of a US citizen and was granted citizenship in 2016, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
On March 5, four people were killed in the eastern Lebanon town of Mashgharah.
A local official has since said that Ghazali's two brothers and a niece and nephew were killed in the airstrike as they were having their fast-breaking meal for Ramadan.
The official said that Kassim and Ibrahim Ghazali were killed, along with Ibrahim Ghazali's children, Ali and Fatima.
Ibrahim Ghazali's wife was seriously wounded and remains in the hospital, the official said.
They said that Kassim Ghazali was a well-known soccer coach and personal trainer while Ibrahim was a school bus driver in the village.
The official said that Ayman Ghazali's father was in the U.S. and returned to Lebanon recently.
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