bombed

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The U.S. on March 13 bombed military targets on Kharg Island, a spot of land a third the size of Manhattan that is the launch point of roughly 90% of Iran’s oil exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

During the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, Iraqi aircraft repeatedly bombed Kharg in an attempt to cripple Iran’s economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

The team were not withdrawn from the competition last summer when the US bombed three nuclear facilities in the country, but the head of its football federation has now reportedly cast doubt on their participation.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

The U.N. agency has the “firm impression” that Iran’s stockpiles of highly enriched uranium still lie buried at the sites bombed last June, Grossi said earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

I hadn’t foiled the exam, I’d bombed it hard.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson