Trump Was Just Handed the Options to Restart the War With Iran — Including an Amphibious Assault on Its Most Vital Oil Island
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Brent M. Eastwood
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National Security JournalTrump Was Just Handed the Options to Restart the War With Iran — Including an Amphibious Assault on Its Most Vital Oil Islandnationalsecurityjournal.orgTrump's national security team has reportedly presented him with options to resume all-out war on Iran — one of them an amphibious and airborne operation to seize Kharg Island, Iran's most important oil-export hub. For now, he's holding off, letting the fragile talks run toward an August 18 deadline. But the war plan is drafted and ready, Marines and paratroopers are already in the region, and part of his inner circle is pushing to "finish the job" if Tehran won't bend.
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