Keep pulling the thread on Peter Zeihan.
The South Pars Field accounts for between 70% and 80% of Iran's total natural gas production.
A military seizure of Iran's South Pars gas field would likely trigger a humanitarian disaster by cutting off the power supply for the country's 90 million people.
Iran's Khuzestan province, located on the border with Iraq, contains 70% to 80% of the country's oil production.
Peter Zeihan predicts that Donald Trump is planning a ground offensive in the Middle East.
The United States is moving two Marine Expeditionary Units towards the Persian Gulf region.
A U.S. Marine group with the USS Boxer is expected to arrive in the Persian Gulf in two to three weeks.
A potential U.S. military operation to seize oil in Iran would result in a long-term occupation in the Middle East.
Iran's South Pars Field, located in the Persian Gulf opposite Qatar, is majority offshore and operated by foreign companies due to a lack of domestic expertise.
Nearly all natural gas produced from Iran's South Pars field is used domestically for electricity generation rather than being exported.
Iran's South Pars gas field lacks significant export infrastructure, with only a small pipeline to Turkey and no liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.
Oil produced in Iran's Khuzestan province is both consumed domestically and exported via Karg Island.
Capturing Iran's Karg Island would shut off the country's ability to export oil but would not grant control over its production.