Breaking | Trump Plans “Hormuz Coalition” and Eyes Seizure of Iran’s Strategic Kharg Island - Axios
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Breaking | Trump Plans “Hormuz Coalition” and Eyes Seizure of Iran’s Strategic Kharg Island - Axios
The Trump administration is reportedly working to assemble a multinational coalition to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital corridor along Iran’s coast.
According to Axios sources, Trump could announce the coalition later this week, urging countries including China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the U.K. to participate in what the White House is calling the “Hormuz Coalition.”
The move comes amid rising oil and gas prices as Iran enforces a blockade of the strait, allowing only its own tankers free passage while restricting Gulf exports.
U.S. officials indicate that if Iran continues to control maritime traffic, Trump is considering a full-scale seizure of Kharg Island, a critical oil terminal handling nearly 90% of Iran’s crude exports, a step that would require U.S. boots on the ground and risks provoking Iranian retaliation across Gulf countries.
The strategic target, Kharg Island, represents a potential economic knockout of Iran, directly threatening Tehran’s revenue and energy infrastructure. The plan has drawn vocal support from U.S. Iran hawks like Senator Lindsey Graham, who claims that controlling Kharg Island would “control the destiny of this war.”
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Iran #Trump #Tehran
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Breaking | Trump Plans “Hormuz Coalition” and Eyes Seizure of Iran’s Strategic Kharg Island - Axios
The Trump administration is reportedly working to assemble a multinational coalition to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital corridor along Iran’s coast.
According to Axios sources, Trump could announce the coalition later this week, urging countries including China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the U.K. to participate in what the White House is calling the “Hormuz Coalition.”
The move comes amid rising oil and gas prices as Iran enforces a blockade of the strait, allowing only its own tankers free passage while restricting Gulf exports.
U.S. officials indicate that if Iran continues to control maritime traffic, Trump is considering a full-scale seizure of Kharg Island, a critical oil terminal handling nearly 90% of Iran’s crude exports, a step that would require U.S. boots on the ground and risks provoking Iranian retaliation across Gulf countries.
The strategic target, Kharg Island, represents a potential economic knockout of Iran, directly threatening Tehran’s revenue and energy infrastructure. The plan has drawn vocal support from U.S. Iran hawks like Senator Lindsey Graham, who claims that controlling Kharg Island would “control the destiny of this war.”
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Iran #Trump #Tehran
@QudsNen boots on the ground will be a meat grinder for US troops
Destroying facilities on Kharg Island could push Iran into an endless war that US would lose. US has wasted billions and killed thousands for nothing
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