Kharg Island, a tiny strip off Iran’s coast, handles about 90% of Iran’s oil exports, with tankers loading up to 7 million barrels a day from the terminals there.

So any strike or attempt to seize the island would be extremely risky, and hit the financial lifeline that funds much of Iran’s state and military activity.

The catch: if Kharg Island gets hit, global oil markets will feel it almost immediately.

Because when one small island moves that much oil, it stops being a local problem.

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