Following US airstrikes on Iran's Kharg Island that caused over 15 explosions early Saturday morning, Iranian state media claims all oil industry workers remain completely unharmed.
The US military conducted an airstrike targeting Iran's Kharg Island, a critical crude oil export hub, early Saturday morning. The attack continues the unprecedented wave of US and Israeli strikes that have heavily damaged Iranian military infrastructure throughout the past week.
According to the foreign-based opposition network Iran International ایران اینترنشنال, domestic Iranian media reported hearing the sounds of more than 15 explosions in different parts of this island during the early morning hours.
Despite the heavy bombardment, state-aligned Iranian media insists that energy sector personnel survived the attack without casualties. The regional conflict aggregator اخبار جنگ | ایران | افغانستان relayed reports that "all employees and workers of the Iranian oil industry on Kharg Island were unharmed." Iran International also cited the semi-official Mehr News Agency, which similarly assured that all oil workers are in complete health and suffered zero injuries.
This direct strike on Iran's premier oil terminal occurs just days after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to burn all energy infrastructure in the Middle East, a regional crisis that has already blocked the Strait of Hormuz and pushed global oil prices above $120 per barrel.
Both channels rely on Iranian state media statements (such as Mehr News Agency) to confirm the safety of the oil workers, while Iran International provides the additional detail of over 15 explosions preceding these assurances. The contrast between the reported scale of the attack and the absolute denial of casualties by state media is preserved in the digest.