Iran denies attack on Kharg Island, calling Trump's post "laughable"

Odaily Planet Daily News According to Iran's Nour News, the CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company, Hamid Bovard, said on Monday that oil operations on Iran's Kharg Island have not stopped, denying Trump's earlier post claiming that the island's key oil hub had been destroyed. Bovard stated: "Trump's tweet is laughable. The situation on Kharg Island is currently calm and normal."

He said that 90% of Iran's oil exports come from Kharg Island. Although the island has been bombed by US and Israeli forces multiple times in the past, oil workers have not stopped oil operations "for a single moment." Bovard also stated that contractors are currently rebuilding and upgrading storage tanks and docks. (Jin Shi)