⚔️ War & Conflict 1d ago · Jeff Schogol

The US would need at least 1,200 troops to take Kharg Island, experts say

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The US would need at least 1,200 troops to take Kharg Island, experts say
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If President Donald Trump decides to order the U.S. military to capture Kharg Island from Iran, the operation would require at least 1,200 troops, experts told Task & Purpose. Whether or not that number would be enough to hold the island is less clear.



For the moment, it is uncertain whether U.S. troops may be tasked with capturing the island, which processes about 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports. 



Trump initially wrote in a Thursday social media post that “at some point in the no

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