The ‘orphan pearl’: Inside Kharg, the beating heart of Iran’s oil empire

Written by on March 11, 2026

On Iran’s ‘Forbidden Island’ of Kharg, ancient ruins sit beside the nerve centre of the nation’s oil empire.
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