Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops' lives and may not end Iran war, experts sayFILE - Ships sail through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz as the sun sets in the United Arab Emirates Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo, File)WASHINGTON -- 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. It will be hard to hold," Citrinowicz said of Kharg Island. Trump has raised the idea of American forces seizing Kharg Island. “It would also mean we had to be there (on Kharg Island) for a while.”Asked about Iranian defenses there, he said: “I don’t think they have any defense.

Source: ABC News March 31, 2026 05:55 UTC