Which means Trump and Kegbreath wll be all over it.

And I’m sure they are all over it

If the US did occupy it them firing at it would destroy their own facilities of which 90% of the oil is exported, basically cutting their own economic throat

Whether occupied by a bellicose force or whether the facilities are destroyed outright, Iran is still denied these essential facilities. The Iranian regime sees this as an existential crisis, while the orange menace seems oblivious. I believe Iran would blow up their own facilities rather than allow their enemy to use them for their own interests.

If their facilities are being used to subvert the Iranian regime, then I could see them destroying it instead. I don’t pretend to understand, but it’s a real possibility IMO.

It's not a question of how 'stupid' Iran's governing body or bodies are...They haven't gone full-out on what they can do, ie serious targeting of all desalinization plants causing n unprecedented catastrophe. So they still have some survival calculations going on. But if they feel they are facing extinction, they will go to the most extreme measures.

.....so Iran still controls that.
The question is if they want to cut their own throat economically.
And if the answer is yes than I trust them with nukes even less.

Wars especially and economies in general need fuel.

.... Iran would no longer have any economic incentive to open the strait. If they can't use it, they won't let anyone use it.

Without that it quickly just becomes useless empty storage tanks.

Their issue is it's the only spot they have with deep enough water for large oil tankers.

down with them. The Child Raping Regime is looking for an excuse to use a nuke.

Both will get their wish.

Israel or US nukes Iran. Putin nukes Ukraine. France nukes Russia...there you go.

that 77 million voters chose.

They have been accused of being about to have them for 47 years, and yet they have never turned up. Iraq didn't have them either.

Are you telling me you believe the Child Rapist's claims?

...enriching uranium to 60%+, way beyond what the 3 to 5% their nuclear power plant needs why exactly?

Eight years ago an Israeli Mossad operation got half a ton of top-secret Iranian nuclear weapons program documents out of Iran and back to Israel in less than 24 hours. The stolen documents showed that the nuclear program did exist and apparently was still underway disguised as many different scientific research projects.

And has claimed for 47 years. According to UN inspectors, Iran was complying with treaty requirements until Trump broke the agreement.

Again, are you telling me you believe this dubious claim by Trump disputed by experts?

claims.

I get it, you support Trump’s war. Why are you here?

The IAEA reports Iran holds 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60% purity—a short technical step from 90% weapons-grade, allowing for roughly ten nuclear weapons if fully enriched.

What Iran is trying to do in bombing Arab countries that host US military is get the USA out of the Middle East.

Attacking Iran was a stupid act by the USA that looks to drag in other nations. Iran's biggest weapon is to hold the World economy hostage.

Israel cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons.

Israel is widely believed to have acquired its first deliverable nuclear weapons around 1966–1967.
And yet since 1966, Israel has been involved in at least six major wars and several significant military conflicts, primarily against neighboring Arab states and armed groups. Major wars include the 1967 Six-Day War, 1973 Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War, 2006 Lebanon War, and ongoing engagements.

The Iranians won't let him. They have stated their demands to open the Straits. In the real world you have to give something to get something.

So, if Trump can't can't control the situation, he will do the next best thing. He will blow up more of Iran's oil infrastructure. If enough Gulf infrastructure is destroyed in tit for tat exchanges, opening the Gulf becomes meaningless.

World wide depression here we come.

Any of their own generals? I know trump thinks he's smarter than any of those people with many years of combat experience, and doesn't need their advice. He doesn't see where this lack of input has already put him in his quagmire?

Look, if he was part of a network that systematically abused, killed and disposed of little girls and boys, why would he value the lives of our servicemen and women?

Congress people are insane enablers for allowing this to get this far. Not just with the war, but with the pedophilia.

there was probably someone in the gubmint that considered it at one time, like during the Biden Admin. maybe those considerations still exist even if that employee got DOGEd off the payroll?

occupying the island is probably lower risk than most would think - Iran won't want to damage the petroleum or LNG facilities. any ships supporting an occupation would be targets though.

Or LNG facilities?

What do they have to lose? The pedo has already bombed the hell out of their mainland and the island on 13 March. With US troops willing to die to hold the island, Iran won't have access to those facilities or petro anyway. Seems like blowing up the island and killing more American troops would be revenge against the US.

this regime needs oil income to sustain itself. if Kharg is destroyed, they have few other options to get oil to market.

the oil income is the reason the regime can be so repressive - they have endless money to pay the Basij and the IRG.

Be more of the same drones + IRBM's.
But with a 5 x 2 miles wide target zone the interception becomes easier then the current trying to cover the whole Middle East.

If it's easier for us to defend wouldn't they just tie up our resources with occasional large scale drone attacks? Why would they allow us to turn their asymmetric attacks into symmetric ones that work better for us?

Answer: they won't.

We can take Kharg Island and those troops can sit there. I think it would suit the Iranians just fine.

And currently they are still shipping oil, without it they will soon run out of money to pay all their thugs to keep the civilians in line.

He has told the enemy his plans 2-3 weeks in advance. Iran is now likely to write off the island as lost, then make the marines and every oil producer in the region pay for it dearly.

What a bunch of spoiled idiots the GOP are.

I’m surprised it took so long to come up.