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Kharg Island: What role does it play in Iran鈥檚 economy?
The White House deflects questions about President Trump's threat to hit Iranian energy infrastructure.
The White House deflects questions about US threat to hit Iranian energy infrastructure. President Trump expects Iran to make a deal to end the war.
He has said he'd strike targets including electricity plants, and Iran's main oil-exporting site, Kharg Island.
Presenter Andrew Peach examines what this all means for Iran and its neighbours in the Middle East.
(Photo: A handout satellite image made available by Copernicus, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme, on 14 March 2026 shows Kharg island, Iran, 07 March 2026. Credit: European Union Copernicus Sentinel-2 IMAGERY HANDOUT/EPA/Shutterstock)
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