President Donald Trump is considering a high-risk move in his war with Iran that could very well cost him the remaining voters who approve of his campaign against the Islamic regime.
Oil prices have continued to skyrocket amid the conflict, now entering its third week, as Iran maintains its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf that transports roughly a fifth of the world’s supply each year.
The White House is now weighing an assault on Kharg Island—located toward the north of the gulf, and where the Islamic regime processes almost all of its crude oil exports—in an effort to pressure Iran into reopening the strait, Axios reports.
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