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RT Ilan Goldenberg (@ilangoldenberg)The US could take Kharg but it won’t end the war. It will spike oil prices and pull us in deeper. It’s a disastrous option. Let me explain.If you’re Iran, a US seizure of Kharg leaves you two choices:a) make major concessions to get it back and resume oil exports; orb) escalate much more aggressively targeting energy infrastructure across the region.Now look at how Trump has behaved whenever oil infrastructure is at stake:- His staff quickly distanced the US from strikes ...