Ah yes, because the strait might be too dangerous for a CSG, but a few guys stuck on a tiny piece of rock with no AD is perfectly safe because the game logic says if you put boots on the ground the border gets updated and Iran will no longer be able to click attack on that island.They'll probably want to have assets ready to take the small islands in the PG like Abu Musa and the like.
I’m not so sure man. This is the same guy who bankrupted several casinos.I think it’s just posturing, Trump doesn't have the guts to do it. If it fails, it will be an embarrassing disaster with many deaths.
The problem with the US is that they are fighting protracted conflict from a long distance and two boats even if they manage to land marines how they will keep the supply lines open without the Persian Gulf becoming a graveyard of ships. These marines will die from drones, shelling attacks, hunger and dehydration (because there is not water in this islands)

What that image doesn't show is:I think the marine will be ordered to occupy the export terminals on Kharg island . If it is lightly defended, a few squad will be sufficient
It would be a brinksmanship game where Iran would have to make a painful decision to blow up their own critical infrastructure and oil revenue to kill the marines and US willing to increase oil price and lose face when the marines are killed
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They could use chopers for landing insted od shipsThe problem with the US is that they are fighting protracted conflict from a long distance and two boats even if they manage to land marines how they will keep the supply lines open without the Persian Gulf becoming a graveyard of ships. These marines will die from drones, shelling attacks, hunger and dehydration (because there is not water in this islands)
I guess its safe to do that in friendly space.After the crash USAF now have all their tankers in the middle east running with their ADS turned on:
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Definitely happening
I think Vance being the 4chan-maga , get out of the middle east group makes sense he wasnt sold about this idea.Vance is jumping ship over this war? That's going to be spicy
Israeltv have been talking this for days n days, the 3 routes etc, 1 route from gulf sideErrrr, Hegseth may be planning an amphibious assault with (check notes) 2500 marines.
I do wonder how many people in Admin really, i mean REALLY believe this is some 'China' problem thing or its just something they sayThat’s it! I know what the end game is. They want to launch boots on the ground invasion of Iran right when Trump visits China and hope that Xi laughs himself to death. Checkmate SeeSeePee!
But Ukraine MoD recently put out that graph of using 600 patriots in 4 years vs 800 in first 3 days??Its funny when you consider that if what Zelensky said of firing less Anti-air missiles in 4 years than what has been spent in the last 5 days in the Middle East, would basically contradict every power point the Ukranian MoD has put out.
Trump isnt being all the things about Iran, he only hears 'good news' ,Trump doesn't have the guts to do it. If it fails, it will be an embarrassing disaster with many deaths.
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AD, manpads, drones.They could use chopers for landing insted od ships
I know it is really close, and they can hit precisely at that range with drones, but if they do occupy within the terminal, you will have to either CQB or blow up the building.What that image doesn't show is:
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too close to the Iranian coast, basically precision artillery range and drones and lightly defended is an assumption because different from US the Iranians prepared themselves, how the US know that the Iranians didn't set a trap in that Islands and the Island is more protected that expected with tunels and so on. "That they are waiting for them"