Iran’s Coffin Factory Islands: Why Taking Iranian Territory Means 20,000 Dead and an Endless War America Cannot Win
The Pentagon has fixed its gaze upon Iran's southern islands and shores. Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and the colossal Qeshm sit like pawns across the Strait of Hormuz. Collectively, they constitute what analysts designate "a layered denial system" over the planet's most indispensable energy chokepoint. President Trump has declined to preclude their seizure. During a Situation Room assembly, he contemplated alternatives encompassing the capture of Kharg Island, through which ninety percent of Iran's crude oil exports traverse. Three US officials have confirmed that recent strikes constitute "shaping operations" — eroding Iranian defenses for subsequent, intricate undertakings. For what…