What is Kharg Island? Iran’s strategic islands become US targets

Here’s what to know about Iran’s islands in the Persian Gulf up to the Strait of Hormuz

Kharg Island was targeted in the latest US assault (Planet Labs PBC/AP)

The islands off Iran became a focus of the war after a US strike earlier this month destroyed military targets on Kharg Island, which is vital to Tehran’s oil network.

The US strike on the island in the Persian Gulf left its oil infrastructure intact, but President Donald Trump warned if Iran or anyone else interferes with the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, he will reconsider his decision not to wipe it out.