Trump says US seizing Kharg Island ‘not high on the list’ of Iran war priorities

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  • Source: NY Post
  • 03/16/2026

President Trump said in a new interview that seizing Iran’s Kharg Island fuel depot is not currently a priority — but that his thinking could change.

The small island, located about 16 miles off Iran’s coast in the Persian Gulf, is the loading site for about 90% of the Islamic Republic’s oil exports.

“It’s not high on the list, but it’s one of so many different things, and I can change my mind in seconds,” Trump told Fox News Radio host Brian Kilmeade in an interview that aired Friday morning.

“I can’t answer a question like that … You shouldn’t be even asking it,” the president childed Kilmeade, who also co-hosts Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” morning show, to which the president frequently called in during his first term.

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