Donald J. Trump told an interviewer in 1988 that if Iran attacked U.S. forces, “I’d do a number on Kharg Island. I’d go in and take it.”
Nearly 40 years later, the fate of Iran’s main oil export hub, an island that Mr. Trump now calls the country’s “crown jewel,” is emerging as a pivot point in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Nearly 40 years later, the fate of Iran’s main oil export hub, an island that Mr. Trump now calls the country’s “crown jewel,” is emerging as a pivot point in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.