Suspected oil spill seen on satellite images near Iran's Kharg Island export hub - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiygFBVV95cUxNeFpHNXpHcWFYR3d6eTczRXVLekdoWWptdmNNczRrZnc2MDhhUnFneF9paGY3YzZkbnE2ZGprMXY3d0VJRU83RERrU1JKYi1Jend3ZkpieS1rcG5tUzQ1MENnMHNnc1IwSnlyc2FqSEhHeWIxN1Y2eHU0enE3QnRxZTRySUZxLUl3ekJ2UFNsUG9CTnNDbml2NzBMUWpvWEZTTy1aQmFlNEVKbFQ2YWFIRGd1clNaakZHVl9RUlBRbDBfSzBmSGRsY0Fn?oc=5" target="_blank">Suspected oil spill seen on satellite images near Iran's Kharg Island export hub</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

The Pentagon declined to comment on whether recent U.S. strikes on Kharg Island caused the oil spill, which was detected before the latest round of U.S. strikes.

Oil prices have climbed amid mounting supply fears after the US struck Iran’s vital Kharg Island oil hub and Donald Trump demanded allies help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump announced that the United States had bombed Kharg Island, targeting Iran’s most critical oil terminal in an attack that Tehran has warned would escalate the conflict.

U.S. forces disabled two Iranian oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions and casting doubt over a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.

The U.S. military bombed military installations on Iran’s Kharg Island, warning that oil infrastructure could be targeted if Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz.