<article data-history-node-id="435736" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/oil-exports-kharg-island-continue-after-us-strikes-says-iranian-official" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/oil-exports-kharg-island-continue-after-us-strikes-says-iranian-official" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Oil exports from Kharg Island continue after US strikes, says Iranian official</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>An Iranian official has told local news agencies that exports from Kharg Island remain uninterrupted and "fully under way" following a US strike on the island.</p> <p><meta charset="UTF-8"></p> <p data-end="447" data-start="288">Washington said it targeted military installations there, but warned it could attack Iran’s oil facilities if Tehran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz.</p> <p data-end="610" data-start="449">Kharg Island handles more than 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports and is considered the country’s most critical energy hub.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

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