US bombs military sites on Iranian island as Trump threatens its oil infrastructure

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. destroyed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network and warned that the island’s oil infrastructure could be next if Iran continues to interfere with the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said U.S. forces on Friday “obliterated” targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, which is home to the primary terminal that handles the country’s oil exports. Meanwhile, an American official said 2,500 more Marines and an amphibious assault ship are being sent to the Middle East nearly two weeks into the war with the Islamic Republic. Also, a missile struck a helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Saturday morning.