The United States is considering seizing Iran's Kharg Island to choke off the regime’s oil revenues, a US official has suggested.
About Kharg Island:
It is a small coral island in Iran in the northern Persian Gulf.
This island is unique because it is one of the few islands in the Persian Gulf with freshwater, which has collected within the porous limestone.
The island experiences hot and humid summers, and its highest point is Mount Didehban.
The discovery of an offshore oil field in the waters around Kharg in the early 1960s stimulated the development of the island as a site for major petroleum and petrochemical installations.
Connection by pipelines to the underwater oil fields, as well as to the oil fields in Khuzistan province, transformed Kharg into Iran's largest oil-loading terminal by the early 1970s.
Its strategic significance lies in its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial global oil passage.
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