Namal, the eldest son of former President and PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, said the incident also highlights broader concerns about how major powers operate in the Indian Ocean.​Namal, the eldest son of former President and PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, said the incident also highlights broader concerns about how major powers operate in the Indian Ocean. 

The United States forces executed a large-scale precision strike on Iran’s Kharg Island, its biggest oil export hub, on Friday night, the US Central Command said on Saturday.

US Strikes Iran: Spread over a meagre 20 square kilometres, Iran’s Kharg island processes 90 per cent of the country’s total oil exports, driving the region to the edge as the US attacked it on Friday, 15 days into the Middle East conflict.