> Report: US Urges UAE to Seize Iran's Lavan Island

Officials in the Trump administration have privately encouraged the United Arab Emirates to take a more direct combat role in the war against Iran, including seizing Tehran's Lavan Island, a strategic oil hub in the Persian Gulf, according to a report published Saturday by The Telegraph.

The push, attributed to a former senior Trump security official, would shift ground operations onto an allied force and away from American troops, even as it raises the UAE's exposure to further Iranian retaliation.

Individuals close to Trump have suggested Abu Dhabi take Lavan Island, which separate reports say Emirati forces struck in early April. "Go take 'em!" the former official told the newspaper. "It would be UAE boots on the ground instead of the U.S."

The encouragement reflects a broader U.S. interest in seeing Gulf partners take direct action against Iran.

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