U.S. military strikes Kharg Island, Trump says

President Trump said the U.S. military carried out a large raid on Kharg Island and said he ordered oil facilities spared; a U.S. military official said the strikes targeted military infrastructure and not economic sites.

U.S. officials and former President Trump gave public accounts of a recent strike on Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil export port. Mr. Trump said on social media that the U.S. military had conducted a large bombing raid and that he directed the Pentagon not to damage oil infrastructure. A U.S. military official said the strikes targeted Iranian military forces and not the island's economic infrastructure. Reported details: - President Trump posted that the U.S. military conducted a large raid on Kharg Island and that he had told the Pentagon not to damage oil export facilities. - A U.S. military official said the strikes targeted Iranian military infrastructure and did not target the island's economic infrastructure. - Global oil prices have risen about 40% since the United States and Israel began the war with Iran last month. Summary: Officials report that military sites on Kharg Island were struck while oil export facilities were not targeted, according to U.S. statements. The event has coincided with a notable rise in oil prices, and the next operational or legal steps are undetermined at this time.