A US effort to seize Kharg Island, the Islamic Republic’s critical economic hub, would be a high-risk operation that would likely entail significant costs for little gain. Kharg is much more likely to become a liability than an asset, drawing the Trump administration closer to the war of attrition it is trying to avoid.The post Analysis: Why seizing Iran’s Kharg Island could be a trap of America’s own making appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.