Taking Kharg Island would pose risks for US troops - Reuters

"At every point so far he’s gone for it, and I can’t see this being any different. He will use the soldiers if they’re available."

— Emma Salisbury , Academic

"Our men are waiting for the arrival of the American soldiers on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional allies once and for all."

— Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf , Politician

"Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"There’s a big debate going on right now."

— R.P. Newman , Academic

"You could achieve that desired outcome just by constraining the flow that comes out of Kharg after it gets outside the Gulf."

— Kevin Donegan , Executive

"sending U.S. troops to Iran’s Kharg Island would be 'extremely risky,' exposing American forces to possible missile and drone attacks."

— Dan Hoffman , Executive

"It's just 10, 15 miles from the mainland, so they would be subjected potentially to ballistic missile strikes and drones and other attacks."

— Dan Hoffman , Executive

"I think right now, it looks more and more like we're looking at a war of attrition."

— Dan Hoffman , Executive

"We can take Kharg Island at a time of our choosing, and we choose not to take that now."

— Jack Keane , Executive

"Now we [would] own all of their major assets. It's 50% of their budget, 60% of the revenue, 80, 90% of the distribution points for their oil."

— Jack Keane , Executive

"So it is clearly a strategic asset, but we will do that at a time of our choosing."

— Jack Keane , Executive

""I'm a big believer in putting boots on the ground, not necessarily into Iran. But taking Kharg Island and also taking the Strait of Hormuz.""

— Keith Kellogg , Academic

""Over time, over history, the only way you solve a solution is to put boots on the ground and control the environment.""

— Keith Kellogg , Academic

""They’ve got the ability to do it, the amphibious ready groups of the Marines, they can open up the lower half of the strait.""

— Keith Kellogg , Academic

""And then I turn around to maybe the 82nd Airborne Division or Rangers or somebody like that to take Kharg Island.""

— Keith Kellogg , Academic