Why Kharg Island, Iran's "Crown Jewel", Is Key In Middle East War
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Kharg underwent key developments during Iran's oil expansion in the 1960s and 1970s.
Kharg underwent key developments during Iran's oil expansion in the 1960s and 1970s. Spread over a meagre 20 square kilometres, Iran's Kharg island processes 90 per cent of the country's total oil exports, driving the region to the edge as the US attacked it on Friday, 15 days into the Middle East conflict.
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