In the space of a few hours on Thursday, President Donald Trump revived — and then quickly abandoned — a threat he’s made several times in the course of the Iran conflict: capturing Kharg Island, a vital center of Iranian energy infrastructure.
It’s a tantalizing target for Trump. The island handles the vast majority of the country’s oil exports and represents perhaps the most direct way to squeeze the Tehran regime economically and deprive it of a critical source of revenue.
