‘You’d Make a Fortune’: Trump Tells Fox News He’s Always Wanted to Invade Kharg Island
Trump said taking Kharg Island could help control Iran’s oil and gas markets, then said Americans may not support the operation.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump told Fox News he has always wanted to invade Kharg Island, Iran's key energy export hub, though he later acknowledged the American public lacks the "stomach" for such an operation.
- Strategic access to up to 90 percent of Iranian oil production drives Trump's interest in seizing Kharg Island, yet military officials previously backed off the operation due to significant casualty risks.
- Trump confirmed Thursday that the United States dropped $250 million worth of bombs on Iran, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated damage to Gulf allies will be paid using extracted Iranian funds.
- Iranian officials warned that impulsive decisions could reset the board, while analysts suggest threats may force Iran to abandon its relative caution as the UAE engaged in face-to-face talks to de-escalate tensions.
- Experts warn that attacking Kharg Island or civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime, while military analysts note the fortified island would present a massive, static target requiring sustained U.S. troop protection.
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America Can Take Kharg Island. The Problem Is What Happens to the Oil the Next Morning
Trump Can Seize Kharg Island. He Can’t Seize Its Customer: Venezuela keeps coming up in the Kharg Island conversation, and not by accident. When Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday that the United States would at some point take “total control” of Iran’s oil and gas markets — Kharg Island and “other oil infrastructure points” — he made the comparison explicit. Washington did it to Venezuela, he said. It can do it to Iran. That comparison is wo…
Trump threatens to invade Iran's Kharg Island, then says Americans lack the 'stomach for it'
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Trump stuns with 'insane' Iran update on Fox & Friends
President Donald Trump lobbed a series of outrageous statements about the Iran war Thursday morning during a call to "Fox & Friends."The 79-year-old president phoned in to the show he regularly watches to provide an update on the war, which he has escalated in recent days in response to the downing ...
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