US EditionKharg Island is vital to Iran's oil exports. Reports say Trump wants it
Seizing or blockading Kharg Island could disrupt about 90% of Iran's crude oil exports and impact key energy infrastructure, U.S. plans indicate.
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The island of Kharg, where 90% of Iran's oil exports take place, is in Donald Trump's viewfinder. Decryption.
Although the operation could be carried out quickly, it puts US forces at great risk, according to the agency. U.S. President Donald Trump weighed for a long time whether to use U.S. ground forces to seize Iran's strategic oil hub, Kharg Island. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing Reuters. Read also: Trump suddenly "cools" toward the Nobel Peace Prize. Reuters analysts argue that the operation to seize Kharg Island could be carried out quic…
Winning a war against Iran can happen, in the consideration of the White House, by taking the island of Kharg, the main oil export terminal of Iran. Analysts believe that it is more likely that the conflict will evolve to a scale than to an agreement. Interestingly, in the 1980s, Donald Trump was speaking about the possibility of taking the island near the close of Ormuz.
Plans for a possible ground offensive are underway off Iran's coast. While the US is positioning thousands of marines, Tehran is arming the island of Kharg to a bulwark. A small spot in the Persian Gulf is becoming a possible battlefield. Our April issue with the title "Danger for Germany" traces what drives Trump and Netanyahu. Read more [...] The article Trump plans to invade Iran's oil island first appeared on COMPACT.
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