Trump's Threat to Kharg Island: Why the Gulf Island Matters
Kharg Island, a small Gulf island vital to Iran's oil exports, has emerged as a focus of recent US pressure on Tehran.
Kharg Island, a scrubby island in the Gulf roughly one-third the size of Manhattan, is the nerve centre of the Iranian oil industry. It has become central to US President Donald Trump's latest efforts to pressure Iran, prompting analysis of what threats against the island might accomplish.