U.S. President Donald Trump has raised the idea of American forces seizing Iran’s Kharg Island, its main oil terminal in the Persian Gulf.
The comment by Mr. Trump came in an interview published early on Monday (March 30, 2026) by The Financial Times.
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“Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options,” Mr. Trump told the newspaper. “It would also mean we had to be there (on Kharg Island) for a while.” Asked about Iranian defences there, he said, “I don’t think they have any defence. We could take it very easily.” The U.S. already launched airstrikes once it said targeted military positions on the island.
Iran has threatened to launch its own ground invasion of Gulf Arab countries and new attacks if U.S. troops land on its territory.
