Monday, March 30th: “Take the Oil: Trump Eyes Kharg Island as 50,000 Troops Stand Ready”

from TRUMP: America First Brief Daily · host Rexel bricks

What’s covered: Trump tells the Financial Times he wants to seize Iran’s oil and is considering taking Kharg Island. Over 50,000 US troops now deployed in the Middle East including freshly arrived Marines and 82nd Airborne paratroopers. Iran launches a desperate “Sacrificing Life” volunteer recruitment campaign. Iran strikes a Kuwait power and desalination plant, killing a civilian worker. Oil surges past $100/barrel. Bellingcat reports US anti-tank mines dropped in southern Iran. DHS shutdown hits Day 44 but TSA workers finally get paid today. Trump claims Iran agreed to most of the 15-point peace plan and pushes for Saudi-Israel normalization.

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