...ying a military contingent to the Middle East. The expert noted that it is unlikely to be a full-scale military operation.This is most likely about the capture of the island of Khark. That is, this is what Trump is most likely planning. It is a key island through which about 90% of Iran's oil exports pass. There's an oil storage facility, all the infrastructure, pipes, and the like. And there have already been strikes on this island, but the oil industry has not been touched, because, appa...
...rently, Trump plans to try to seize it. Actually, the seizure of this island will be a very strong blow to the Iranian economy, since oil revenues make up a significant part of the economy of the Islamic Republic.And, I repeat, this island is the key to the supply and export of Iranian oil, everything goes through it. There is also such a feature that it is convenient for tankers to dock and enter the ports of this island. You can't say anything about the coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf,...
... because it's difficult for tankers to get up there in shallow water, but everything is perfect on this island. This island is of key strategic importance, and most likely Trump will try to seize it and thus cause economic damage to Iran and control the export of Iranian oil. At the same time, it is important to understand that there will be an absolute response from Iran. In other words, Iran is likely to launch attacks on US energy facilities in the region and, in principle, on energy fa...
...cilities in Qatar, the Emirates, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. And accordingly, this is a new round of escalation.And it is highly likely that after the energy facilities, desalination plants will become the next targets in the context of this conflict that is taking place in the Middle East, since, after oil, the main value in the Middle East is water. And the next step, if everything goes according to such an escalating scenario, is strikes on desalination plants, after which this conflict ...