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US said to believe Kharg Island takeover will ‘catch Iran by the balls,’ lead to capitulation
Explaining the Trump administration’s rationale for potentially taking over Iran’s Kharg Island, an unnamed American source tells Axios, “We need about a month to weaken the Iranians with aerial attacks, take over the island, catch them by the balls and use this in negotiations.”
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