Trump Eyes Boots on the Ground in Iran: Seize Kharg Island to Force Open Hormuz?
President Donald Trump is weighing a high-risk plan for U.S. boots on the ground in Iran, including a potential amphibious assault by Marines to seize or blockade Kharg Island — the Persian Gulf outpost that handles roughly 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports — in order to break Tehran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz and force it open.