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Trump Signals Possible U.S. Move on Iran’s Kharg Island as Pentagon Kept Contingency Plan
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First reported by Ynet · Jun 11, 2026
What happened
CNN reported that the U.S. military has drawn up, but repeatedly shelved, plans to seize Iran’s Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf because the operation was deemed too dangerous. Donald Trump separately threatened to take the island and said the United States could strike Iran again in the coming hours.
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