Tripoli

Where is Kharg Island? Trump says Iran energy lifeline attacked as USS Tripoli heads to Middle East; ‘obliterated’

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President Donald Trump on Truth Social announced that US forces had attacked Kharg Island, Iran’s energy lifeline. Trump’s announcement on Friday comes amid a chokehold Iran has maintained on the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting the flow of fuel and LPG in the world. This handout image taken by the European Space Agency (ESA) captured by … Read more

Fact check: US Marines to launch ground invasion in Iran? Here’s what USS Tripoli deployment means

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The US Department of Defense is sending more Marines and Navy ships to the Middle East as tensions rise near the Strait of Hormuz. US officials said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved a request from CENTCOM to send part of an amphibious ready group along with a Marine unit to the region. Fact check: … Read more