Trump May Try to Seize Kharg Island
Political Wire [Unofficial]
March 16, 2026
“President Trump is weighing a seizure of Iran’s critical oil depot on Kharg Island — a move that would require U.S. boots on the ground — if tankers remain bottled up in the Persian Gulf,” Axios reports. “Trump is drawn to the idea of seizing Kharg Island outright because it would constitute ‘an economic knockout […]
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