00:01U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. military would continue carrying out strikes on Iran
00:09and threatened to seize the country's vital oil infrastructure.
00:13In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, the U.S. president threatened to take over Kharg Island,
00:20a keynote in Iran's oil exports.
00:23Kharg Island is central to Iran's oil exports and any attack on its energy infrastructure
00:28could also have serious consequences for global oil markets that have been already pushed to the brink.
00:35About 90% of Iran's crude oil exports leave the country via the island,
00:41with much of it heading to China and other Asian markets.
00:45Trump's post comes after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes for a third day,
00:50pushing the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war.
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