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How a US assault on Kharg Island could unfold
Seizing Iran’s oil export hub by sea or air would choke the regime but risks dragging American troops into an open-ended conflict.
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Members of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) disembarking from an MV-22B Osprey during training in Okinawa, Japan, in 2025.
PHOTO: CHANG W. LEE/NYTIMES
Steff Chávez and Charles Clover
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The American troops approach Kharg Island, flying low on tilt-rotor aircraft and helicopters. Upon landing, they fan out over the vital oil export hub, all under Iranian fire.
