Iran Threatens Retaliation After US Attack on Kharg Island

The United States hit over 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island on March 13, according to the U.S. Central Command.

A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, on Feb. 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via Reuters

The Iranian regime warned it would retaliate if the United States or Israel attacked its oil and energy infrastructure, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Araghchi was asked, during a March 14 interview on MS Now, about Iran’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s remark that the United States spared oil facilities in its recent attack on Kharg Island—Tehran’s most vital economic asset, from where 90 percent of its oil is exported.