US officials say an invasion of the island would aim to pressure Tehran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump is considering ordering a “takeover” of Iran’s Kharg Island in order to pressure the Islamic Republic into reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to a 20 March report by Axios.
The island processes around 90 percent of Iranian oil exports. Trump ordered strikes on the island last week and claimed all military facilities on it were “obliterated.”
Yet the risky occupation of Kharg Island could put US troops within direct range of Iranian strikes.
“We need about a month to weaken the Iranians more with strikes, take the island and then get them by the balls and use it for negotiations,” one informed source told Axios. Washington recently claimed it has decimated Iran’s launch capabilities, but Iranian forces continue to launch several missile attacks per day.
The Pentagon has reportedly been mulling sending more troops to the region. According to Newsmax, the US is accelerating the deployment of about 8,000 Marines to the region.
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3/19 — 🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, says that Iran's Kharg Island will become a U.S. asset, confirming existing rumours that the U.S. will attempt to invade and seize the island.
3/15 — ⭕️ New York Times: Trump faces growing dilemma as war on Iran enters third week
Trump is weighing major escalation options including seizing Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, or launching a ground raid to seize roughly 970 pounds of near-bomb-grade uranium stored in Isfahan.
3/15 — “We may hit it a few more times just for fun.” — US President Donald Trump told NBC News that US strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island “totally demolished” much of the key oil export hub, while threatening that additional attacks could follow.
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