Published Mar 19, 2026, 6:00 AM ET · Updated 8 months ago · 1 source
Trump weighs risky bet on Kharg Island in ‘game of chicken’ with Iran
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The Hill
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President Trump is weighing a seizure of Iran’s critical oil depot on Kharg Island in a bid to force Tehran’s hand and open the Strait of Hormuz.  Such a move, which would require U.S. boots on the ground to capture the strategic terminal, would mark a major turning point in a war in which Trump…