Trump and his administration are beginning to lean toward seizing Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, home to Iran's largest oil terminal, responsible for 90% of its oil exports.
Seizing Kharg Island or destroying its oil terminal would "cut off" Iran's ability to pay its troops, according to The Washington Post. It would also lead to famine or civilian deaths in Iran.
The Iraqi Air Force bombed Kharg Island during the Iran-Iraq War, destroying its oil facilities. This did not cause any mutinies among Iranian troops or the country's bankruptcy, but the US is unaware of this.
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Kharg Island, small coral island in Iran in the northern Persian Gulf, 34 miles (55 km) northwest of the port of Bushehr. The island serves as the terminal for nearly all of Iran’s oil exports and has a loading capacity of about 7 million barrels per day.
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Seizing Kharg Island or destroying its oil terminal would "cut off" Iran's ability to pay its troops, according to The Washington Post. It would also lead to famine or civilian deaths in Iran.
The Iraqi Air Force bombed Kharg Island during the Iran-Iraq War, destroying its oil facilities. This did not cause any mutinies among Iranian troops or the country's bankruptcy, but the US is unaware of this.
banksta
Kharg Island, small coral island in Iran in the northern Persian Gulf, 34 miles (55 km) northwest of the port of Bushehr. The island serves as the terminal for nearly all of Iran’s oil exports and has a loading capacity of about 7 million barrels per day.
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#Iran #US #Oil #KhargIsland
🇮🇷🇮🇱🇺🇲US Regime leader Donald Duck said US forces “obliterated” Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, located off the southwest coast of Iran, and warned oil infrastructure there could be attacked next.
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Inside Washington’s fantasy of strangling Iran one island at a time
The Kharg Obsession: The Shot Washington Was Too Smart to Take in 1980 - READ MORE:
https://21stcenturywire.com/2026/03/13/the-kharg-obsession-the-shot-washington-was-too-smart-to-take-in-1980/
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The Kharg Obsession: The Shot Washington Was Too Smart to Take in 1980 - READ MORE:
https://21stcenturywire.com/2026/03/13/the-kharg-obsession-the-shot-washington-was-too-smart-to-take-in-1980/
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Trump has been obsessed with Iran’s Kharg island for 40 years
As Trump mulls sending US troops to Iran to seize its resources, it turns out the crazy plan is nothing new — he actually flirted with the idea as far as in 1987, Financial Times and the Guardian report.
1987: ““Why couldn’t we go in there and take some of their [Iranian] oilfields near the coast?”
1988: "I’d be harsh on Iran. They’ve been beating us psychologically, making us look a bunch of fools. One bullet shot at one of our men or ships and I’d do a number on Kharg Island."
So, is everything we’re seeing an accurately crafted script?
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As Trump mulls sending US troops to Iran to seize its resources, it turns out the crazy plan is nothing new — he actually flirted with the idea as far as in 1987, Financial Times and the Guardian report.
1987: ““Why couldn’t we go in there and take some of their [Iranian] oilfields near the coast?”
1988: "I’d be harsh on Iran. They’ve been beating us psychologically, making us look a bunch of fools. One bullet shot at one of our men or ships and I’d do a number on Kharg Island."
So, is everything we’re seeing an accurately crafted script?
@geopolitics_prime
#Iran #KhargIsland #oil