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Trump threatens to target Iran's Kharg Island oil hub as tensions rise

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CNBC reports that Trump has threatened to blow up Iran's Kharg Island oil hub as hostilities escalate again.

The outlet notes that the last major U.S. strikes on Iran occurred in late July.

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