'Grim and Stupid': Trump Hints at US Ground Invasion to Seize 'Total Control' of Iranian Oil

[sop]

"While promising more strikes against Iran on Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested that the US would soon be 'taking' Kharg Island in an imperialist bid to seize 'total control' of the country’s oil and gas market, an operation that would likely require ground troops."

“ 'The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT,' the president wrote in a Truth Social post, following days of strikes that hit military infrastructure and also damaged a pair of reservoirs that left around 20,000 people without drinking water."

“ 'At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela, which is working out brilliantly for both Venezuela and the United States of America,' he added."

"It’s not the first time Trump has threatened to take the island, which handles about 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports and is of paramount importance, as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for the US-Israeli war has sent oil prices skyrocketing and resulted in the most severe inflation the US has seen in over three years."

Continued at link:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-invade-kharg-island