The president is “leaving all options on the table,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “What could happen with Kharg Island? We’ll see.”
The U.S. has already bombed more than 90 targets on Kharg, including air defenses, a naval base and mine storage facilities, Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a news conference.
It has not been specified why exactly the U.S. forces are headed to the region. They could be used to secure the Strait of Hormuz, blockade — rather than invade — Kharg Island, or merely to continue and assist the operations being carried out by the personnel and assets already there.
But a ground invasion would be far riskier, according to some expert observers.
An oil facility on Kharg Island, on the shore of the Gulf, in 2017.Atta Kenare / AFP via Getty Images“Trump would be gambling that the remaining
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