Taking Kharg Island 'Very Doable' For US Forces in MidEast, Says Rebecca Grant

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Rebecca Grant from the Lexington Institute stated that US forces have the capability to take over Kharg Island in the Middle East, largely due to air dominance and control over access points. A large American troop presence on the island may not be necessary.

Rebecca Grant, senior fellow and vice president for defense programs at the Lexington Institute, said that the US is better positioned to take over Kharg Island than it was at the start of the war and that it is 'very doable' for the forces central command has in the region. Grant said that because the US has air dominance in the region and controls all of the ways of approach, there would not need to be a big American troop presence on the island itself. (Source: Bloomberg)