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Bannon at CPAC warns Iran war just starting: ‘Your sons, daughters … could be on Kharg Island’
Steve Bannon warned at CPAC that U.S. troops could soon be deployed to Iran’s Kharg Island, a strategic oil-export hub, signaling potential escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions.
- On Friday, former White House adviser Steve Bannon warned attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, that President Donald Trump is "on the eve of potentially the insertion of American combat troops" into Iran.
- Axios and CNN reported last week that President Trump is considering using U.S. troops to invade and seize Kharg Island, potentially accompanied by a military blockade of the primary oil-export hub.
- Bannon, who transited the Strait of Hormuz on a Navy destroyer in 1980, cautioned that service members could face deployment to Kharg Island, which he described as looking "like the surface of the moon."
- Bannon warned on his War Room podcast earlier this month that if the conflict becomes a "hard slog," the GOP is "going to bleed support," framing the intervention as a significant political risk.
- His CPAC comments arrive days after he questioned whether ICE's airport presence serves as a "test run" for 2026 midterm election tactics, revealing a pattern linking security measures to broader political strategy.
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Steve Bannon is convinced that the real U.S. war against Iran has not yet begun.
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The Economic Times'Your sons & daughters could be on Kharg Island': Steve Bannon warns Iran war just starting
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has issued a stark warning about the escalating conflict with Iran, saying the U.S. could be 'at the start of a war.'Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Texas, Bannon cautioned that American troops could eventually be deployed on the ground, even suggesting that 'your sons and daughters could be on Kharg Island,' a key strategic oil hub in Iran.
Bannon at CPAC warns Iran war just starting: ‘Your sons, daughters … could be on Kharg Island’
Former White House strategist and podcaster Steve Bannon stated at CPAC that the US-Israeli conflict with Iran could result in US service members fighting on the ground at Kharg Island.
Bannon Warns CPAC Trump Is On the ‘Eve of Potentially’ Sending Ground Troops Into Iran: ‘You Have to be Convinced’
"You have to be convinced that this is the right thing to do, particularly now that we're on the eve of potentially the insertion of American combat troops."
Steve Bannon, a former strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, did not rule out on Friday that the United States would ultimately decide to send ground troops to Iran. Bannon attended the CPAC conservative conference in Texas.
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