According to American media, the Pentagon intends to send several thousand paratroopers to the Middle East. Among the possibilities considered is the occupation of the Iranian island of Charg, a key node for the export of Iranian oil. The USA did not officially comment on it.
Earlier on Monday, Trump extended by five days the deadline he gave Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, saying that otherwise the Americans and Israelis, according to Trump, would destroy Iran’s power plants. The Iranians responded that if the Americans attacked Iran’s power plants, Iranian forces would irreversibly damage all energy infrastructure in the area, ensuring that oil prices would remain high for a very long time.
