Pentagon Prepares Weeks-Long Ground Raids in Iran, Trump Has Not Decided

The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran that would fall short of a full-scale invasion.

Trump has not greenlit any of the plans.

Ahl Misr

The plans could involve raids by special operations and conventional infantry troops, exposing US personnel to Iranian drones, missiles, ground fire, and improvised explosives.

The Trump administration has deployed US Marines to the Middle East.

About 3,500 additional soldiers arrived on board the USS Tripoli.

Al Jazeera

Potential objectives include seizing Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s parliament speaker warned that the enemy signals negotiation in public while secretly plotting a ground attack.

“The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of limited ground operations in Iran, potentially including raids on Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz, according to United States officials quoted by The Washington Post newspaper”

Al Jazeera

He vowed to punish America and its regional allies once and for all.

The war has entered its fifth week after US-Israeli strikes killed more than 1,300 Iranians.

Experts warn that holding territory would put American soldiers in significantly more danger.

13 US servicemembers have already been killed.

AP News

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 27% of Americans approved of the strikes.