Snake IslandNearly four years ago, and still early into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Snake Island, or Zmiinyi Island, was seen as a vital asset in the war. Quite like Kharg, this rocky outcrop held by Ukraine was categorised as strategic in the control of the western Black Sea. The problems in Trump’s Kharg island planThere are three problems in Trump’s plans to cut off Kharg. Two, for America to utilise the infrastructure on the island for its own benefit, oil has to flow from the Iranian mainland to Kharg. Landing by air could be met with artillery fire from both troops stationed on Kharg, those on the mainland and Iranian vessels.

Source: Indian Express March 31, 2026 14:35 UTC