President Donald Trump is weighing a number of choices for dramatically escalating the conflict towards Iran ought to his newest push for diplomacy fail.
Officials have developed choices for capturing Kharg Island, which handles roughly 90% of Iran’s crude exports, or authorizing a bombing raid geared toward successfully wiping out its oil infrastructure.
The administration has additionally examined the potential for taking up different strategically positioned islands close to the strait which may weaken Iran’s potential to threaten tankers making an attempt to traverse the waterway.
0:00 Trump is wieghing an invasion of a number of Iranian islands
1:47 Trump is taking a look at Abu Musa and Larak islands
3:59 Col. Cedric Leighton examines Larak, Tehran’s ‘toll sales space’ within the strait
6:28 Iran continues to threaten US bases within the area
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