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Explosions reported near Iran's Kharg Island after Trump threatens nuclear site strike

Explosions reported near Iran's Kharg Island oil hub after Trump threatened to strike Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site.

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US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the United States may soon hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site. [1] On 2020-09-05, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported hearing explosion sounds from the Gulf near Iran's Kharg Island, a key oil terminal, but said no smoke was seen and the origin of the blasts was unknown. [2] On 2020-09-05, Iran's state-affiliated Nournews reported it had received unconfirmed reports from local sources that an Iranian tanker was hit near Iran's Kharg Island by a missile fired by US forces. [3] On 2020-09-05, Iranian news site Asr Iran reported an Iranian tanker was struck by four projectiles launched by US forces near Iran's Kharg Island and was being unloaded at the time. [4] US President Donald Trump said on 2020-08-31, in a one-line social media post accompanied by an AI-generated video, that Iran's Kharg Island was being 'blown to smithereens'. [5] Kharg Island is located in the northern Persian Gulf, just 20 miles off Iran's coast, and is known as the 'Forbidden Island' due to its role as a critical energy hub. [6] State-affiliated Nournews reported unconfirmed claims from local sources that an Iranian tanker was targeted near Kharg by a missile fired by US forces. [7] US Vice President JD Vance confirmed reports of US strikes on Kharg Island in March, stating, 'I believe we've done so' regarding military targets. [8] Trump called the conflict in Iran 'small potatoes' and defended Vice President JD Vance's assertion that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a 'war'. [9]
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  1. US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the United States may soon hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site. · Hindustan Times
  2. On 2020-09-05, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported hearing explosion sounds from the Gulf near Iran's Kharg Island, a key oil terminal, but said no smoke was seen and the origin of the blasts was unknown. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  3. On 2020-09-05, Iran's state-affiliated Nournews reported it had received unconfirmed reports from local sources that an Iranian tanker was hit near Iran's Kharg Island by a missile fired by US forces. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  4. On 2020-09-05, Iranian news site Asr Iran reported an Iranian tanker was struck by four projectiles launched by US forces near Iran's Kharg Island and was being unloaded at the time. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  5. US President Donald Trump said on 2020-08-31, in a one-line social media post accompanied by an AI-generated video, that Iran's Kharg Island was being 'blown to smithereens'. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  6. Kharg Island is located in the northern Persian Gulf, just 20 miles off Iran's coast, and is known as the 'Forbidden Island' due to its role as a critical energy hub. · mint
  7. State-affiliated Nournews reported unconfirmed claims from local sources that an Iranian tanker was targeted near Kharg by a missile fired by US forces. · mint
  8. US Vice President JD Vance confirmed reports of US strikes on Kharg Island in March, stating, 'I believe we've done so' regarding military targets. · mint
  9. Trump called the conflict in Iran 'small potatoes' and defended Vice President JD Vance's assertion that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a 'war'. · Hindustan Times
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