politics
March 31, 2026
US could invade Iran’s Kharg Island ‘to take the oil’
The US president wants Washington to control Tehran’s oil industry and exports indefinitely, as it did in Venezuela
TL;DR
- US President Donald Trump is considering seizing Iran's Kharg Island to control oil exports.
- Trump cited the US control over Venezuela's oil industry and exports as a precedent.
- He expressed a preference for indefinite US control over Iran's oil sector.
- Trump claimed US forces could take Kharg Island 'very easily'.
- Iran has reportedly reinforced Kharg Island's defenses.
- The US Department of War has been amassing forces in the region.
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