Mike Evans, a Trump insider, said on Jan. 29 at a special Israeli Government Press Office event entitled “Israel in the Foreign Media in the October 7 War,” at the Friends of Zion Heritage Center which he founded, that he was asking President Trump to use his power and platform to mobilize support for the U.S. retaliating by bombing Kharg Island into the Stone Age in light of Iran's drone attack on a U.S. military base, killing three soldiers and wounding dozens Sunday.
Three U.S. service members were killed in Jordan at Tower 22 on Sunday and at least 34 others were injured from an Iran-backed drone attack, the first American military fatalities since the Oct 7 massacre.
Evans said there have been 159 attacks on U.S. forces since the October 7 Iranian-funded massacre by Hamas on Israel. Kharg Island plays a key role in the export of Iranian oil and serves as its main terminal for crude oil. It is the home of its petrochemical complex, which produces oil for export and domestic consumption.
In addition, the island has naval facilities. Kharg Island is only eight kilometers long and four kilometers wide. Since it's one of the centers of production and processing of oil for Iran, it is the perfect target. More than 90% of the island of Kharg has been assigned to oil companies and their terminals.
2023 saw the highest volume of Iranian exports since 2018. Iran made $42.6 billion to fund terror after the Trump administration unilaterally left the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimposed all sanctions. It was $7.9 billion in 2020.
It's time to bankrupt Iran. Their only key source for funding terror is oil. This target would not only significantly damage Iran economically, but would punish Iran for its attacks on shipping in the Persian Gulf. Iran has also continued to attack through its Houthi proxy on global shipping in the Red Sea.
Kharg Island is administered by the Iranian providence of Bushehr, which is also the location of Iran’s Russian-built nuclear reactors. Iranian warplanes even fired missiles at a U.S. drone but missed hitting it near Kharg island on November 1.
Approximately 90% of Iranian crude exports depart from Kharg Island. Iran’s exports have been roughly 2.5 million barrels per day. I am sending a message to former President Donald Trump to use his platform and power to mobilize the Republican Party and American people to support the bombing of Kharg Island. I sent this message to him through his former Ambassador to Israel David Friedman moments ago.
Dear President Trump,
I know you have been deeply troubled over the 159 attacks on U.S. forces by Iran and its proxies since the Oct. 7 massacre and the killing of three American soldiers in Jordan at Tower 22 on Sunday and at least 34 others who were injured by an Iranian-backed drone attack in the first American military fatalities since the Oct. 7 massacre.
In light of this, I humbly ask you to use your power and platform to mobilize the Republican Party and the American people to support the bombing of Kharg Island. Approximately 90% of Iran's crude oil departs from Kharg Island, roughly 2.5 million barrels per day from this Iranian location. It is only eight kilometers long and four kilometers wide and located in the Persian Gulf. It’s the perfect target.
2023 saw the highest volume of Iranian exports since 2018. Iran made $42.6 billion to fund terror after the Trump administration unilaterally left the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimposed all sanctions. It was $7.9 billion in 2020.
You understand that the vast majority of Iran’s money to fund terror comes from its oil resources. No American president has done more for the State of Israel than you have.
October 7 was a preemptive attack on the state of Israel through Iran’s proxy Hamas. Iran has also continued to attack through its Houthi proxy on global shipping in the Red Sea.
Iran will soon be a nuclear state, with a potential nuclear umbrella of Russian planes flying over Iranian airspace. The U.S. must have the courage to stand up to Iran now before it's too late.
Sincerely,
Mike Evans
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