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On Thursday, US President Donald Trump threatened to take 鈥渢otal control" of Iran's oil and gas markets, and to seize Kharg Island. Just hours later though, he claimed an agreement to end the war with Iran was on the horizon and cancelled a third consecutive night of strikes.

Mixed messaging from the US President on this conflict is nothing new - but the island at the centre of this latest dispute has a huge role to play. It鈥檚 a small, rocky outcrop off of Iran鈥檚 coast - but it鈥檚 importance for the country鈥檚 oil infrastructure- and now for President Trump - is huge. So why is Kharg Island so important? And why does President Trump want it?

Ghoncheh Habibiazad, from the 麻豆社鈥檚 Persian language service, joins us to unpack it all - and to explain what the consequences could be if President Trump decides to take the island.

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