Kharg Island: Hub Of The War
Kharg Island — the pivotal point through which Iran ships some 90 percent of its oil — became the focal point this weekend in the Iran War. The U.S. Air Force bombed military sites guarding the island, and President Donald Trump threatened more extensive damages if Iran continues to strike oil shipments through the Straight of Hormuz.
Thus, Kharg Island could be Iran’s Achilles heel.
Allow unfettered oil shipments and the regime can continue to use Kharg Island to make its own shipments, largely to Communist China. But if Hormuz experiences more monkey business, Kharg Island will become much more tenuous as an oil hub.
For instance, the U.S. is sending 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship, in preparation for ground reinforcements. Here’s more from France 24, a French public broadcasting service.
