US Expert Warns Kharg Island Attack Would Inadvertently Aid Iran, Backfire on America

• US and allies reportedly considering seizing or destroying Iran's Kharg Island, a key oil export hub, to cripple its economy.
• Professor Robert A. Pape warns this plan would backfire, causing global oil prices to skyrocket and severe inflation in the US.
• Attacking Kharg would not stop Iran's cheap drone attacks on shipping, which cost little but cause billions in damage.
• Kharg Island handles 80-90% of Iran's oil exports, stores 300 million barrels, and is near the Strait of Hormuz.
• Pape argues such actions play into Iran's 'long war strategy,' diverting US resources and portraying it as aggressive.