Why would the US want to take Kharg Island? | ABC NEWS

Almost all of Iran's oil production is exported through Kharg Island, and the US has threatened to destroy or seize infrastructure there.
A detachment of US Marines is on its way to the region, but would they be able to hold the strategically important island?
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