Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops’ lives, may not end Mideast war
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-04-01 03:01 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Transport, Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, Energy, US Politics, War & Conflict
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran’s Kharg Island, a military gambit that experts say would risk American lives and could still fail to end the war in the Middle East.
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