Report of an explosion near Kharg Island and oil climbing to near $96.

The focus of today's news, Saturday, was unconfirmed reports of several explosions near Kharg Island, at the end of a week in which the U.S.-Iran war resumed after a month of relative calm, pushing oil prices up nearly 9 percent. ✅ Confirmed ▪️ Brent traded at around $96 per barrel on Friday, bringing its weekly gain to nearly 9 percent, the strongest weekly performance since mid-July — Global oil market data ▪️ U.S. Vice President JD Vance said he is “highly skeptical” that the U.S. strike targeted a wedding in Sirik, adding that he does not call this conflict a “war” — CBS News ▪️ Vance also said Washington will not enter negotiations until Iran stops attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz — Thursday remarks ▪️ The Iranian military announced on Thursday that it targeted Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base in Kuwait and Al Minhad Base in the UAE with missiles and drones; Kuwaiti officials confirmed the attack but gave no details regarding interceptions or damage — CBS News ▪️ The IRGC announced that four members of its Aerospace Force in Kermanshah and three Basij forces on Lavan Island were killed in the U.S. attacks — AFP ▪️ The Iranian Red Crescent announced that in the U.S. strike on a home in Sirik, Hormozgan, where a wedding ceremony was being held, a number of people including a child were killed and more than 50 were injured — AFP ▪️ The IRGC announced that in response, it targeted U.S. bases in Jordan, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; Kuwait and Bahrain confirmed the activation of air defenses and the interception of drones — CNN ▪️ UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced through his spokesperson that he is “deeply concerned” about the exchange of fire between the two sides — Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General ❓ Unconfirmed ▪️ The occurrence of several explosions near Kharg Island today, Saturday — reports published inside Iran, as cited by AFP; the sound of an explosion was reported, but no smoke was seen, and no U.S. or Iranian official has reacted ▪️ The claim of an Iranian oil tanker being targeted by the U.S. near Kharg — raised in Iranian domestic media, without independent confirmation ▪️ The Iranian military's claim regarding the destruction of communication systems and fighter jet hangars at Ahmed Al Jaber Base — without presenting evidence and without confirmation from the U.S. side ▪️ The death toll from this week's strikes in Iran — varying figures have been announced, and none have been independently confirmed internationally 📌 Date: 14 Shahrivar 1405