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Kharg Island
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Proper noun
Kharg island
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en-US w:Donald Trump Anton Troianovski; Rebecca F. Elliott; Peter Eavis Kharg Island Is an Appealing Target for Trump, With High Risks w:The New York Times 2026-03-17 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/us/politics/kharg-island-iran-trump-risks.html 0362-4331 Donald J. Trump told an interviewer in 1988 that if Iran attacked U.S. forces, “I’d do a number on Kharg Island. I’d go in and take it.” “Just one simple word, and the pipes will be gone,” Mr. Trump said at the White House on Monday, renewing his threat to attack oil infrastructure on Kharg Island after the U.S. bombed military sites there last week. “It’ll take a long time to rebuild that.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260320023330/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/us/politics/kharg-island-iran-trump-risks.html 20 March 2026