The Korea Times
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Monday to "completely obliterate" Iran's Kharg Island, a key oil hub, its power plants and oil wells if a peace deal with the United States is not "shortly" reached. Trump made the remarks in a social media post amid growing fears of a prolonged war between the U.S., Israel and Iran, and the conflict's impact on oil prices and inflation — key issues that could affect voter sentiment ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. "The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran," Trump wrote on Truth Social, claiming that "great progress has been made in the negotiations." "But, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately 'Open for Business,' we will conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island, which we have purposefully not yet 'touched.'" He said targets would possibly include all desal
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