Iraq Again Bombs Iranian Oil Terminal
From Reuters
BAGHDAD, Iraq —
The Iraqi government said its warplanes raided Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal again Thursday while its navy attacked an Iranian oil field in the northern Persian Gulf.
The raid on Kharg, Iran’s main oil export outlet, was the 19th since Aug. 15.
Iraq claims is has put the oil terminal out of commission, but a senior Oil Ministry official in Tehran told Reuters news agency earlier this week that Iran was able to meet all its oil export commitments.
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