Trump reveals 'real reason' for Iran war as he issues fresh invasion threat

Donald Trump has raised the idea of American forces seizing Iran’s main oil terminal in the Persian Gulf as the war in the Middle East enters its fifth week. The US President suggested US troops could seize Kharg Island during an interview with the Financial Times on Monday.

He said: “Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options. It would also mean we had to be [on Kharg Island] for a while.”

Iran has threatened to mine the Persian Gulf if its territory is invaded, as the US and Israeli kept up their attacks on the Islamic Republic a month after strikes were first launched on February 28.

Iran also struck a key water and electrical plant in hard-hit Kuwait, part of its ongoing campaign targeting the Gulf Arab states, despite signs of progress in nascent ceasefire talks.

Trump also said Iran had agreed to allow 20 ships carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning and continuing over the next few days “out of a sign of respect.”

“I would only say that we’re doing extremely well in that negotiation but you never know with Iran because we negotiate with them and then we always have to blow them up,” he said.