Trump Actively Weighs Additional Kharg Island Strikes and Broader Economic Targets

US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz stated March 15 that President Trump is 'actively weighing' additional strikes on Kharg Island — Iran's principal oil export hub that was bombed on March 14 — as well as other economic infrastructure. Trump threatened to hit Iranian energy facilities '20 times harder' if Iran does not lift the Hormuz blockade. CNBC reported the administration is considering escalating strikes to include secondary oil infrastructure in Abadan and Arak refineries. Trump simultaneously called on other nations to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, stating the US should not bear the burden alone. No other nation has publicly committed forces to a Hormuz escort coalition.