(Staff post from THE NEW ARAB NEWS on 07 March 2026.)
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tiny island in the Persian Gulf could be Trump’s secret weapon against Iran. Kharg
island holds 94 per cent of Iran’s oil exports and could choke off the
country’s economy for years: American
analysts have floated the possibility of the US military seizing control of
Iran's largest oil export terminal on Kharg Island: Left is the satellite view
of Kharg Island, which hosts Iran's largest oil export terminal.
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senior US official vowed to take control of Iran's oil on Friday as the
devastating regional conflict triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran neared
its second week. "What we want to
do is to get such massive oil reserves in Iran out of the hands of
terrorists," White House advisor Jarrod Agen said in an interview with Fox
Business.
"Ultimately, we’re not going to have to worry about these issues in the Strait of Hormuz," he said, referring to the strategic Gulf chokepoint vital for global energy. We’re going to get all of the oil out of the hands of terrorists," the official said.








