Iran Preps For Island Warfare Amid Talk Of US Ground Offensive On Kharg

New Delhi: Iran is moving troops and laying traps on Kharg Island, its economic lifeline, amid reports that the US may attempt a ground invasion of the island to pressure Tehran into releasing its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Less than two weeks ago, the US conducted airstrikes on the tiny island that handles about 90 per cent of Iran’s oil exports. MB Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, said Iran’s enemies are preparing to occupy one of its islands and warned that their movements are under constant surveillance. Ghalibaf also shot off a warning to one of Iran’s…