US ‘Obliterated’ Military Targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, Oil Infrastructure Left Intact For Now: Trump
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
On March 13, President Donald Trump announced that the United States had “totally obliterated” all military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island through a major bombing raid directed by U.S. Central Command. Trump stated that while the military targets were destroyed, the oil infrastructure on the island was intentionally left intact for reasons of decency. He also warned that this decision could be reconsidered if Iran or any other country interfered with the free and safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The United States used what Trump described as the most powerful and sophisticated weapons in the raid.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Proverbs 21:30-31 (NASB 1977)
"There is no wisdom and no understanding
And no counsel against the LORD.
The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But victory belongs to the LORD."
Commentary:
Proverbs strips away the bravado nations project when they showcase “sophisticated” weapons and decisive strikes. Power looks convincing on a briefing screen. Still, the Lord is not boxed in by strategy, restraint, or threats tied to shipping lanes. People in the region feel it first—insurance rates jump and crews reroute. This kind of escalation and deterrence posture fits the biblical pattern of unstable rivalries and contested gates of trade. God remains sovereign over outcomes.
Prophetic Trend:
Strategic strikes and shipping-lane threats are hardening regional rivalries, reflecting a wider prophetic pattern of escalating conflict around trade routes and security chokepoints.
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Source Excerpt:
President Donald Trump said on March 13 that the United States “totally obliterated” all military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island. “Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Friday. “Our Weapons are the most powerful and sophisticated that the World has ever known but, for reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island.” Trump warned that he would reconsider his decision to allow the oil infrastructure to remain intact if the Iranian regime or any other country does “anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz.”......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 03-14-2026 01:27