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1. Kharg. It's very far away from Hormuz and holding it would do precisely nothing to open the strait. It would be air-supported only - the US navy would suffer heavy losses if it were to attempt sailing all the way up the Gulf. Unless landing craft could be brought to a friendly nation on the south side and launch from there. As a rocky island near the Iran coast, geography favours the defender here - but without intelligence on the actual forces involved it's difficult to say. If Iran could mount any kind of anti-air defence it would be very risky for the troop transports. It's easily within range of drone and rocket attack from the nearby mainland, so the losses will mount the longer USA stays put there. Taking it would be a bargaining chip for Trump - but the Iranian leadership simply don't look like they're that bothered about a deal. *Now with bonus corruption* of course large amounts of oil and facilities would be seized and it would pass directly into ownership by Trump