WASHINGTON, United States — The United States could “take out” Iran’s Kharg island whenever it wanted, the White House said Friday, after a report that President Donald Trump’s administration was considering plans to occupy or blockade the oil hub. Axios reported that Trump was mulling an operation against Kharg to pressure the Islamic republic to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial shipping lane that Tehran has largely blocked. The United States is at the same time deploying additional Marines to the Middle East, US media reported, possibly signaling a coming ground operation three weeks into the US-Israeli campaign. READ: US […]... Keep on reading: US could 'take out' Iran's Kharg Island any time — White House