Cathie Beedie. (@cathbee.bsky.social)

Fars: Kharg Island defence systems reactivated hour after US attack <article data-history-node-id="435716" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/fars-kharg-island-defence-systems-reactivated-hour-after-us-attack" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/fars-kharg-island-defence-systems-reactivated-hour-after-us-attack" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Fars: Kharg Island defence systems reactivated hour after US attack</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-main-image"> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/Screenshot%202026-03-14%20080640.png.webp?itok=bjo0Dfou 1x" type="image/webp" width="1400" height="875"> <img srcset="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/Screenshot%202026-03-14%20080640.png.webp?itok=bjo0Dfou 1x" width="1400" height="875" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/Screenshot%202026-03-14%20080640.png.jpg?itok=SIVJS8m4" alt="Video posted by US President Trump on Truth Social shows strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, a key oil export hub in the Persian Gulf." typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </picture> </div> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US President Donald Trump’s claim that American strikes destroyed air defences on Kharg Island was incorrect, Iran’s Fars News Agency quoted an informed source as saying.</p> <p>The report said that the island’s defence systems were reactivated about an hour after the attack.</p> <p>Trump earlier said US forces had “obliterated” military targets on the island, a key hub for Iran’s oil exports in the Persian Gulf.</p> <p>The Iranian source said the air defence network resumed operations shortly after the strike, disputing the extent of the damage reported by Washington.</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Video posted by US President Trump on Truth Social shows strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, a key oil export hub in the Persian Gulf. " data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="95001ab3-96df-44de-9103-7d569b960bba" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/Screenshot%202026-03-14%20080640.png" width="1577" height="772" alt="Video posted by US President Trump on Truth Social shows strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, a key oil export hub in the Persian Gulf. " typeof="foaf:Image"> </div> <figcaption>Video posted by US President Trump on Truth Social shows strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, a key oil export hub in the Persian Gulf.</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article> https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/fars-kharg-island-defence-systems-reactivated-hour-after-us-attack