TASNIM NEWS reported that despite some media claims of a fire on Kharg Island, satellite imagery analysis showed the observed thermal increase was not the result of a US strike but routine, planned gas flaring at the island's oil facilities, with activity unchanged from early January 2026. Speculation of an attack on Kharg's oil infrastructure remains unconfirmed.

2026-07-13

TASNIM NEWS reported that despite some media claims of a fire on Kharg Island, satellite imagery analysis showed the observed thermal increase was not the result of a US strike but routine, planned gas flaring at the island's oil facilities, with activity unchanged from early January 2026. Speculation of an attack on Kharg's oil infrastructure remains unconfirmed.