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Trump Says US Considering Seizing Iran's Kharg Island

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Trump Says US Considering Seizing Iran's Kharg Island
Above: Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on March 27, 2026. Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 68% chance that the U.S. will conduct a ground invasion of Iran before May 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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