US attacks Iranian oil export base, sends Marines to Middle East
The United States attacked several military targets on Kharg Island, a major hub for Iranian oil exports, and ordered 2,500 Marines to deploy to the Middle East.
President Donald Trump’s former White House adviser Steve Bannon said the Iran war may have just begun.
On March 27, the ultra-conservative figure told attendees at the Right-Wing Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, that “any future decisions will obviously be at President Trump’s discretion,” but that “people have to support President Trump.”
“We need to be confident that this is the right thing to do, especially now that the possibility of bringing in American combat troops is on the horizon,” Bannon said. “Your sons, daughters, granddaughters, grandsons may be on Kharg Island or holding a beachhead by the Strait of Hormuz.”
Khalgh Island is a major hub for Iranian oil exports and has previously been the target of attacks by the U.S. military. The Iran war has destroyed parts of President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement.
Axios and CNN reported last week, citing unnamed sources, that President Trump is considering using the U.S. military to invade and occupy the island. Axios reports that the regime’s plan also includes a military blockade of the land area through which the bulk of Iran’s oil exports pass.
Steve Bannon predicted Donald Trump’s third term last year
Bannon, a former West Wing aide during Trump’s first term and now the star of the MAGA podcast, just finished serving a four-month sentence in 2024 and also pleaded guilty to unrelated fraud charges. He hinted last year that although presidential terms are limited by the U.S. Constitution, there are “a variety of options” for Trump to seek a third term.
“Trump is going to be president in 2028 and people should adapt to that,” he told The Economist last October. Bannon added: “We will reveal what our plans are at the appropriate time.” “But we have a plan.”
His CPAC comments arrive less than a week after the March 23 episode of his podcast “Bannons War Room,” in which he asked Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project, whether ICE’s presence at the airport could serve as a “trial run” for ICE involvement in polling places in the 2026 midterm elections, which is seen by some as a voter suppression tactic.
Contributor: Zachary Schermele, Kathryn Palmer, Greta Cross
