Senior Pentagon and US admin officials suggest that a move to capture Kharg Island is an "endgame" option, CNN reports

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Senior Pentagon and US admin officials suggest that a move to capture Kharg Island is an "endgame" option, CNN reports

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Plans have existed for months, but have repeatedly been shelved because it would require "a significant number of ground troops and could potentially result in heavy US causalities".

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