"Iran simultaneously hardened its Hormuz position from a case-by-case toll system to an explicit blanket ban on allied shipping, turning back three container ships. Iranian drones and missiles also struck Kuwait’s port, set off sirens in Bahrain and Qatar. This happened on the same night the G7 was meeting in France to discuss how to end the war."
"The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Trump more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran, Department of Defense officials with knowledge of the planning said."
~ Costas Paris and Lara Seligman
#Trump #Iran #Tehran #war #military #Marines #troops #Pentagon
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#US to deploy around 1,000 #troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to #MiddleEast
The US #military is preparing to deploy around 1,000 troops from the #82ndAirborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days…. It’s the latest addition of American troops after US ofcls last week said thousands of #Marines on several #Navy ships will be heading to the region.
#TrumpsWar #BootsOnTheGround #Iran #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-24-2026
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"In multiple scenarios, if Donald Trump were to invade and try to occupy Kharg Island for an extended period of time, American casualties would very likely be 'considerable,' one of the people familiar with the matter says."
~ Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
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"At least 2,200 troops of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit have departed from Camp Pendleton aboard the USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship."
~ Marcie Jones
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
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https://www.wonkette.com/p/mullah-said-thered-be-days-like-this
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"Anyone who speaks casually about the death and destruction and madness of war is a despicable monster."
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
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The Washington Post is taking things seriously tonight. Here is their headline:
“Trump threats, U.S. troop build-up raise specter of battle for Hormuz.”
It’s not boots on the ground. It’s blood on the ground. At the whim of one man, the blood of thousands has already been spilled. No matter who it belongs to, all blood is precious."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/19
https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/what-boots-on-the-ground-really-means
"Anyone who speaks casually about the death and destruction and madness of war is a despicable monster."
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
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The Washington Post is taking things seriously tonight. Here is their headline:
“Trump threats, U.S. troop build-up raise specter of battle for Hormuz.”
It’s not boots on the ground. It’s blood on the ground. At the whim of one man, the blood of thousands has already been spilled. No matter who it belongs to, all blood is precious."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/19
https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/what-boots-on-the-ground-really-means
"Some estimates, the first two sources tell us, are easily in the dozens for an initial phase of occupation, with numbers likely to rise sharply if President Trump wished to hold the island for an extended duration.
Some of the internal Kharg analysis has been shared directly with Trump in recent weeks, sources stress."
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
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"In multiple scenarios, if Donald Trump were to invade and try to occupy Kharg Island for an extended period of time, American casualties would very likely be 'considerable,' one of the people familiar with the matter says."
~ Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
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"At least 2,200 troops of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit have departed from Camp Pendleton aboard the USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship."
~ Marcie Jones
#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
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https://www.wonkette.com/p/mullah-said-thered-be-days-like-this