[Published: Thursday March 26 2026]
 Iran builds up Kharg Island defences – report
TEHRAN, 26 March. - (ANA) - Iran has been laying traps and moving military personnel and air defences to Kharg Island in preparation for possible US moves to take control of the island, according to CNN.
Sources told the broadcaster Tehran has been laying traps including anti-personnel and anti-armour mines around the island, including on the shoreline where US troops could potentially stage an amphibious landing.
The Iranians have moved additional shoulder-fired, surface-to-air guided missile systems known as MANPADs there in recent weeks, the sources also said.
The Trump administration has been considering using US troops to seize the tiny island in the Persian Gulf, which is an economic lifeline for Iran that handles most of the country’s crude oil exports.
Iran threatens attack on regional country if Iranian island occupied
Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, ?said on Wednesday that intelligence suggests "enemies" are planning ?to ?occupy ?an Iranian island ?with support from a ?regional ?country which he did not name.
"Iranian forces are monitoring enemy movements and ?if they take any step, we will attack vital infrastructure in that regional country in continuous ?and relentless attacks," ?he said in ?a post on X. - (ANA) -
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