Kharg Island: Why Trump wants to seize tiny oil hub in Persian Gulf
30 March 2026
Featured in The Independent
Iran and the US
Seizing the island would cut off Iran’s oil lifeline, which is crucial for the regime...Of course, with shipping via the Strait of Hormuz now stopped, they cannot sell oil anyway, but looking ahead, seizure would give the US leverage during negotiations, no matter which regime is in power after the military operation ends.”

