Retired general calls for US ground operation to seize Iranian island, cut off regime's 'economic li

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Retired general calls for US ground operation to seize Iranian island, cut off regime's 'economic lifeline'
Retired Lt Gen Keith Kellogg says elite US units should occupy Kharg Island, take control of Strait of Hormuz
Madison Colombo By Madison Colombo Fox News
Published March 24, 2026 12:29pm EDT
 

Gen. Kellogg breaks down Trump’s ‘boots on the ground’ options in Iran conflict
Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg (Ret.) analyzes U.S. efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic importance of Kharg Island, and potential ground troop scenarios on ‘Fox & Friends.’

Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg revealed a "boots on the ground" strategy to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz and keep it open permanently.


The former commander of the Army's 82nd Airborne argued that troops need to be deployed to take key Iranian islands to break Iran’s control over the oil supply. Kellogg singled out Kharg Island, a vital hub in the Persian Gulf, as a key location for Iran’s oil exports.

"I'm a big believer in putting boots on the ground, not necessarily into Iran. But taking Kharg Island and also taking the Strait of Hormuz," Kellogg said Tuesday on "Fox & Friends."

He argued that taking Kharg Island would strip Tehran of its "economic lifeline" and ensure it could no longer hold the global economy hostage. He compared the strategy to tactics used by the Roman legions, noting air and sea power alone can take the military only so far.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/retired-general-calls-us-ground-operation-seize-iranian-island-cut-off-regimes-economic-lifeline

[MeganC]

His opinion should carry no more weight than my own. 

[DefiantMassRINO]

Stay retired, General.  That idea only makes the economics and the politics of the conflict worse and escalates tensions with China.

Seizing Kharg or destroying will not open the Strait of Hormuz.  Western thought says we could use Kharg as leverage during negotiations.  Eastern thought says Iran will cut and bleed the West until the West loses the resolve or resources to fight, regardless of Kharg Island.

A stalemate is a victory for the Iranian regime.

For the West to be victorious, mullahs and IRGC militias gotta die until there are none left.  Anything short of regime change in Iran is defeat.  Even if the regime agrees to US demands, they will use the peace to buy time to re-arm for the next battles - conventional and unconventional - against the West.

What would have happened if we left Tojo in power in Japan and Hitler in power in Germany?  They would apply lessons learned, build their militaries, and used terrorism against their neighbors and enemies.

The IRGC is just a modern, Middle East manifestation of NAZI ideology.  Iranians consider themselves to be racially superior to their Arab and Jewish neighbors.  Also, Shi'a Islam is used to escalate political conflict to a Jihad of extermination.

The best realistic outcome is a secular military dictatorship.  Maybe they invite the Shah or they don't.  The Shah won't be able to rule without them.  Also, in the aftermath of the IGRC fall, IGRC heads will need to roll like Nazi SS heads needed to roll in WWII.

The IGRC are political soldiers and enforcers meant to maintain a state of subjugation and terror amongst the civilian populations of Iran.  The ideology won't die, but its ability to terrorize the civil population will be degraded.