Illustrative image. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz)
The administration of President Donald Trump is considering sending thousands more United States troops to the Middle East as the war against Iran, Reuters reported on March 19.
A U.S. official and three people familiar with the matter told the news agency that the additional deployments could help provide Trump with additional options as he weighs expanding American operations, with the Iran war well into its third week.
The U.S. troops could be sent to help oil tankers move safely through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the report. The sources noted that securing the waterway could mean sending U.S. troops to Iran’s shoreline.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps previously warned that any ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz would be attacked, and the waterway — where roughly 20% of the world’s oil production passes daily — has effectively been closed since the start of the American-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, with many vessels hit by Iranian fire there and in nearby waters.
The Trump administration has also weighed whether to send troops to Iran’s Kharg Island, the hub for 90% of Iran’s oil exports. It would be a risky operation, sources said, because Iran can hit the island with missiles and drones.
U.S. strikes hit military targets on the island on March 13 and Trump has threatened to also strike its critical oil infrastructure. This didn’t deter Iran, however.
A third option is deploying U.S. forces to take control of Iran’s highly enriched uranium, according to one of the sources who spoke.
According to Reuters, the sources did not believe a deployment of ground forces anywhere in Iran was imminent but declined to discuss specifics of U.S. operational planning.
“There has been no decision to send ground troops at this time, but President Trump wisely keeps all options at his disposal,” the U.S. official told the news agency.
“The president is focused on achieving all of the defined objectives of Operation Epic Fury: destroy Iran’s ballistic missile capacity, annihilate their navy, ensure their terrorist proxies cannot destabilize the region, and guarantee that Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon,” they added.
The sources who spoke with Reuters noted that discussions on U.S. reinforcements go beyond the arrival of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) next week in the Middle East, which includes more than 2,200 Marines.
The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli carrying the unit was spotted near the Malacca Strait off Singapore just a day earlier, according to CNN.
An MEU consists of four elements: command, ground combat, air combat and logistics combat. Such units are typically deployed for evacuations and amphibious operations that require ship-to-shore movements, like raids and assaults. They also have ground and aviation combat components, and some units are trained for special operations.
The Reuters report is not surprising, especially that it came after the deployment of the 31st MEU became known. It was clear that the U.S. will need more than just 2,200 marines for any ground operation against Iran.
The American-Israeli on Iran — which has been so far limited to an aerial campaign — has inflicted some heavy losses on Iran, but the Islamic Republic continues to launch drones and missiles every day, and it has not yet backed down from its political position, especially on the nuclear issue. The aerial campaign has failed miserably in this regard.
From the start, the Trump administration refused to rule out the possibility of ground operations in Iran, and now it appears to be preparing for such a move.
The price could be extremely high, however. The death of 13 U.S. troops has already caused some serious backlash in the U.S., and any ground operation in the Islamic Republic is guaranteed to result in more casualties, way more, as the Iranians will have the advantage in almost every aspect.
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peace prez gonna blow up all oil infrastructure try to jump start great reset
if the us army foolishly dares to step on the iranian coast, they will be driven back to drown in the water of the gulf
certainly iran is afraid of 2200 marines when one considers their standing army is several million strong. 😂
lol… not possible. 90% of iran’s coastline is lined with mountains … any such excursion would absolutely result the total destruction of any invading force. iran’s coastline is not amenable to “d-day” operations. but by all means —- have at it … iran is waiting for you.
they could combine their invasion with a bit of mountaineering and water skiing.
probably jumping and paragliding should also be good sports in this arena.
lol… not possible. 90% of iran’s coastline is lined with mountains … any such excursion would absolutely result the total destruction of any invading force. iran’s coastline is not amenable to “d-day” operations.
lol… not possible. 90% of iran’s coastline is lined with mountains … any such excursion would absolutely result the total destruction of any invading force. iran’s coastline is not amenable to “d-day” operations
very possible for a desperate empire that now need to prove its manhood
remember about some actions in wwi. up from the trench, and into the machine gun fire ! many thousands die in some of those actions. its maybe bill gates who is the overlord for it. he have find the right destructive person for it in adolf trump. the working slave cast only follow contraorders, as usual. “us” are a extremely unfree “society”. like nazi germany.
as pfc chip munk and corporal willie makeit, both of whom hail from raccoonville tennessee, said, “we are all eager and happy to die for izreel.”
we are watching the jews and amerikunts about to be burnt to a crispy shoah. the smart thing for them would be to surrender and admit defeat of operation shitting lion, lions went awol
the march to tehran begins…we will take many iranian women for our harems…heheheh
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invading another country with your troops is an act of war. i don’t recall our congress authorizing a war. or has our constitution been nullified?
it get nullified by abraham lincoln, when he defeated the right to separate, by the civil war. so, its strictly logical, that “us” do not awknowledge this right for donbass. not for they have anything with donbass to do, but since “us” are satanic, since its start. whatever you vote for, from two jew partys, you get a jew 😂 strange ! congress are payed by jews, nazis, that live from death. a deadly parasite on humanity.