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Donald Trump said the United States has "totally obliterated every military target" on Iran's Kharg Island, a critical hub that handles nearly all of the country's crude oil exports.

The US president warned that although he has held back from striking the island's oil infrastructure, he would reconsider "should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz."

Asked when the US Navy will start escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump ‌told reporters on Friday, "It will happen soon."

The Iranian armed forces said Saturday that any attack on Iran's oil and energy infrastructure will trigger strikes on energy facilities owned by oil companies working with the US in the region, Iranian media reported.

US officials have said that capturing Kharg Island remains an option as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies.