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Trump Says US Considering Seizing Iran's Kharg Island

Trump Says US Considering Seizing Iran's Kharg Island

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

The Spin

Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz, spiked global oil prices over 50% and left the world economy reeling — so taking Kharg Island isn't greed, it's leverage. With 13,000 targets already struck and negotiations progressing through Pakistani emissaries, the pressure campaign is working. A deal is within reach, and keeping all options on the table is exactly what gets it done.

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is naked aggression, plain and simple, and the Muslim world knows it. Grand Ayatollah Sistani's condemnation and Iraq's solidarity convoys prove the region sees through the violence. Bombing 13,000 targets and eyeing Iran's oil isn't liberation — it's imperial plunder dressed up as strategy. However, whatever harm the enemy will cause, Iran's retaliation will be far more severe.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 69% 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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