Israeli official: Kharg Island will be main target if war resumes

A senior Israeli official said the likelihood of a new round of full-scale conflict with Iran is more than 50%.

According to him, the strategic objectives of a possible operation include the capture of Kharg Island, Iran's key oil hub in the Persian Gulf. Kharg Island is located approximately 25 kilometers off the Iranian coast (Bushehr Province). It is a small island, approximately 8 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide (an area of ​​approximately 20 square kilometers), surrounded by deep waters suitable for VLCC supertankers. Kharg Island is also Iran's main export terminal, handling up to 90% of Iranian oil.

Key infrastructure facilities include several large oil terminals, a pipeline system connecting the island to mainland oil fields, storage tanks for up to 30 million barrels of oil, and loading capacity of up to 7 million barrels per day (capacity to simultaneously service up to 10 supertankers).

The island also has military infrastructure, including facilities Defense and logistics facilities.

Control of Kharg would allow the US and Israel to deal a radical blow to Iran's economy, which relies heavily on oil.

The Israeli official's statement comes amid ongoing tensions following previous strikes on military facilities on the island. Experts warn that the attempted seizure carries serious risks of escalation, rising oil prices, and retaliatory actions by Iran. These actions include cutting the information and communication cables that pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Such a response could set back the Middle East's information and communications system, including its main hub, Dubai, by several decades.

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[Andriuha077]

German Chancellor Merz continues to demand from Iran:
Iran must no longer hold the region and the entire world hostage. Its nuclear weapons program must be demonstrably abandoned. There must be no attacks on Israel or our partners in the region.
Iran must again allow free and unimpeded passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Israeli journalist from Channel 14:
Special forces conducted exercises to storm a nuclear facility in Isfahan and remove enriched uranium.

— Reporter: Have you heard reports that Iran is no longer discussing nuclear commitments?
— Trump: What a stupid question. I don't hear anything, we're negotiating right now, what a stupid person you are. I'm not going to talk to you about it.

Hakan Fidan, Turkish Foreign Ministry:
Iran's enriched uranium must be removed or converted to three and a half percent

Notice one detail? All the US puppets bark the same: "Iran must," "Iran must."

Why should Iran be indebted to anyone? Who are you to impose conditions on Iran when nuclear weapons are banned by the Iranian leader's fatwa, and no one has any intention of producing them.

Moreover, the JCPOA was concluded under the strictest IAEA supervision, everything was transparent. Trump just tore up the agreement—and now, again, "Iran owes it"?

If Iran had wanted to produce nuclear weapons, it would have done so, regardless of the United States and its proxies, and nothing would have stood in its way. And today we say that nuclear weapons, as a deterrent, are a necessity for Iran!

So, before the Fidans and Mertzes say anything about “Iran must,” imagine the assassination of your country’s top official, generals, and scientists—how would you respond?

Iran is doing exactly what it should be doing: showing the United States and its cronies their place – at the garbage dump.

[Andriuha077]

The US may resume its war against Iran within the next 24 to 48 hours.

Trump:
Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and President of the United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan asked me to abstain from the military attack planned for tomorrow.
Out of respect for the aforementioned leaders, I have instructed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Daniel Kane, and the United States military that we will NOT carry out the attack on Iran planned for tomorrow, but I have also instructed them to be prepared for a full-scale attack on Iran at a moment's notice.

"He sets a deadline for a military strike, and then cancels it himself! With this illusory hope that he will conquer the Iranian nation and its officials!
The iron fist of the powerful armed forces and the great Iranian people will force them to retreat and surrender."

"The reason for Trump's latest retreat is the fear of a decisive response from Iran."

[Andriuha077]

Donald Trump: "Their missiles are basically destroyed. They probably have 18-19% left, not much compared to what they had."

The New York Times on the "elimination" of Iran's missile potential.
70% of the missile arsenal has been preserved
70% of mobile launchers remain operational
90% of underground facilities are back in operation
Some facilities in the Hormuz region have already been restored.
While Washington was telling the world tales of "total annihilation," US intelligence was recording a completely different picture: Iran's missile infrastructure had largely survived.

Trump:
China has a ballroom, and the US should have one too!
Construction is well underway, ahead of schedule, and will be the finest structure of its kind in the United States.
The White House does not have a ballroom (and not a penny of taxpayer money is spent on it!), even though presidents have desperately wanted and strived for one for over 150 years.

A safe and secure place for large gatherings, that is the ballroom.

This hall will be equipped with bomb shelters, a state-of-the-art hospital and medical infrastructure, protective partitions, top-secret military installations, structures and equipment, and missile-resistant steel elements!

[Andriuha077]

Trump suddenly stands up in the middle of a meeting with executives from major oil companies, goes to the window and begins admiring the massive new ballroom under construction.

[Comrade Kim]

Correct! For some reason, Türkiye isn't demanding that the Israeli Chabad regime give up its nuclear weapons.

[igorra]

Trump did not reach an agreement with Xi, so it is quite possible that Epstein's friends will continue their Iran campaign.

[Arkady007]

The distance from the mainland to the island is only 35 km.
Well, let them risk landing troops there.

[Sergey Mitinsky]

This tiny island is a mass grave for the invaders.
Israeli officials, in the absence of real results, have resorted to wet dreams accompanied by wild fantasies.

[Revolver]

Iran, of course, will not let these Israeli actions go unanswered. But the retaliation—closing Hormuz and cutting cables—won't come from Israel, and will be met with very little, if any, noticeable impact on the United States. The ones who will suffer the most are the Arabs, Africans, India, Pakistan, to a large extent the countries of Southeast Asia, and to some extent China. And there's little doubt that America will respond to this response, and not with a red marker on paper, but with something more tangible.
And yes, of course, Iran will start throwing missiles and drones again, wherever it can. But Israel has missile defense and air defense systems, while Iran doesn't have many missiles capable of reaching targets, and even fewer launchers. Iran, however, has far more shorter-range missiles, and they'll be aimed at the Arabs, because there's nowhere else to aim them, except perhaps the Turks, but that's NATO and Article 5. I wonder how long the Arabs will tolerate all this, only complaining to everyone they can, including Allah?

[Vladimir M]

So maybe this is the main goal of "putting the Arabs on camels" and ultimately setting the entire Middle East and Central Asia on fire?
They have become too "independent"

[kosmozoo]

All this is the songs and dances of New Zealand's aborigines, not preparation for a strike. In reality, Trump is contemplating the fineness of his intestines.