Kharg Island revealed - Trump warns he could seize Iran's fuel hub 'very easily' amid reports of US 'boots on the ground' *ARCHIVE*

"Iran's major fuel hub, Kharg Island, was seen in archive footage published on Monday, as Donald Trump warned he could seize it 'very easily'. It comes as thousands of US marines were deployed to the region, amid reports that Trump could put 'boots on the ground', although this was not confirmed at time of publication. Trump told a UK media outlet on Monday that he could 'take the oil in Iran' and seize the critical hub: "To be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran but some stupid people back in the US say: ‘Why are you doing that?’ But they’re stupid people." "Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options,” he said. "It would also mean we had to be there [in Kharg Island] for a while." Global energy prices have soared amid the ongoing war and the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, which see 20 per cent of global oil traffic. Trump castigated NATO allies for failing to help him secure it, while Iran insists the Strait remains open to 'non-hostile' countries. "

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