Trump Eyes Iran’s Oil: The Kharg Island Gambit That Could Redraw the Middle East

US President Donald Trump has signalled a potential seizure of Kharg Island Iran's main oil export hub as American ground troops arrive in the region and an April 6 diplomatic deadline looms. (PC: TOI)

Donald Trump has never been one for diplomatic understatement. But even by his own standards, what he told the Financial Times on Sunday stopped the world mid-scroll. “To be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran,” the US President said, dismissing domestic critics of the idea as “stupid people.” […]