Graham says US taking Iran's Kharg Island would be ‘game changer’

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said President Donald Trump was right to consider taking Kharg Island if no deal with Iran is reached soon, calling the move “the ultimate game changer.”

Graham said the combination of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and controlling Kharg Island’s operations “by force or blockade” would be the most consequential move Trump could make to regain leverage and end the conflict on favorable terms.

“Time is of essence,” Graham said on X.