CNN: America Have Forces to Take Kharg Island if They Want To

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BERTRAND: “Now, U.S. Central Command, they did decline to comment on the Iranian preparations for Kharg, but U.S. officials and experts that we spoke to said the risks are extremely high given all of that, given the preparations Iran is making, given the fact that this island is so close to the Iranian coastline. They will still be susceptible to Iranian drone and missile attacks. And, you know, the speaker of Iran‘s parliament on Wednesday actually said this openly, said that anyone who dares try to occupy these Iranian islands are going to be subject to relentless attack. And he said that based on the intelligence the Iranians are receiving, they understand that with the support of one of the U.S.'s regional allies, the U.S. is preparing to occupy one of Iran‘s islands. We know that Kharg Island has been a fixation of President Trump‘s for quite some time now, and he warned that all enemy movements are under the full surveillance of our armed forces. So it‘s worth noting that the U.S. does have the forces available to do this if it wants to. Two marine expeditionary units, they are en route to the Middle East, and they would specialize in this kind of operation. But still, the risks and the casualty possibilities, the risks of really high U.S. casualties are there. The Trump Administration is taking note of that and weighing whether the risk is worth it, Anderson."