US President Donald Trump is weighing the seizure of Iran’s Kharg Island offshore oil hub, Axios has reported, citing American officials familiar with the discussions. Such a move would likely require a ground operation, the outlet added.
Kharg Island lies in the northern part of the Persian Gulf, off Iran’s coast and covers an area of some 20 square kilometers. It hosts a major oil storage facility with an estimated capacity of about 30 million barrels and is responsible for processing some 90% of the Iran’s crude exports.
On Saturday night, Trump said that US forces had “obliterated every military target” on the island, claiming that all of…
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