A tempting target would be Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf
I am not a Navy SEAL or Army Green Beret, far from it, but over the course of my career I have commanded them, as well as the Army’s storied 75th Ranger Regiment, in both the war in Afghanistan and counterterrorist operations in Colombia.
When Delta Force, one of the nation’s top-tier units, was assigned to me in Colombia for a delicate hostage-rescue mission, I saw firsthand the extreme level of detail that goes into special operations planning, taking into consideration every variable, including the negative ones.
As the war unfolds in Iran, I am certain the armed services are thinking through several potential missions for their elite warriors.
A tempting target would be Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. This is the main location for the Iranians’ oil and gas terminal transits, and depriving them of the crown jewel of their energy system would be a significant achievement.
It is only 16 miles off the coast of Iran, and well northwest of the newly mined Strait of Hormuz.
Simply destroying the infrastructure by bombing is a possibility, but the US hasn’t done so yet, because controlling it would be far better.
James Stavridis Bloomberg Opinion columnist, a retired US Navy admiral, former supreme allied commander of NATO,
March 13, 2026
– Det kan bli att trupper används för att gå i land på Kharg för att lägga beslag på oljeterminalerna där, säger Peter Haldén på Försvarshögskolan.
– Och det är inte omöjligt att det också ingår Navy seals, en typ av förband som används för delikata uppdrag. Så det är ganska mycket folk, men man ska inte föreställa sig att det är en styrka som går i land på Irans fastland för att tåga mot Teheran, säger han.
DN 14 mars 2026
https://www.dn.se/varlden/trump-stalls-infor-tva-svara-val-i-hormuzsundet/
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