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Kharg Island and the Pressure Point on Iran’s Economy

Kharg Island and the Pressure Point on Iran’s Economy

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Kharg Island sits at the center of the Iranian regime’s economic lifeline.

Oil revenues flowing through this single point fund the army, the IRGC, the Basij, and a network of regional proxies including Hezbollah in Lebanon.

As U.S. Marines and other forces move into position, pressure is building.

At the same time, the regime is signaling broader escalation while trying to outlast the United States and Israel.

The question is no longer whether Kharg Island matters.

It is how far different actors are willing to go to disrupt it.

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