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3. Qeshm. When the Trump administration started talking about Kharg, I initially mistakenly thought this was what they wanted. Holding it would definitely help to defend the strait, it could be approached more easily by the US navy ('easy' is very relative here, but it is at least plausible they could fight their way in). And it has not been mentioned at all in briefings. Is this all strategic misdirection by the US? Qeshm would still be difficult to retain, it's a LOT bigger than Kharg and it's even closer to the Iran coast, meaning the rate of attrition from rockets and drones would be higher. The temptation to stay would be extremely high, dragging the US into yet another occupation trap. However, the main reason I discount Qeshm is I simply dont think Trump would keep it under his hat for this long! He blurts out all sorts of secrets when he thinks it's fine to do so.