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Washingtons Iran gamble How ground operations would entrench the US deeper in a quagmire

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Washington's Iran gamble: How ground operations would entrench the US deeper in a quagmire

TEHRAN - If the February 28 assault on Iran exposed the depth of Washington’s strategic miscalculation, then any move toward deploying U.S. ground forces—particularly with the aim of reopening the Strait of Hormuz or securing a decisive military victory—would constitute an even more profound error.

Washington's Iran gamble: How ground operations would entrench the US deeper in a quagmire

How Iranians would respond to a US ground invasionparticularly on its islands

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How Iranians would respond to a US ground invasion—particularly on its islands

TEHRAN - When U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the assassination of Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on February 28, initial reports in Hebrew media suggested the American-Israeli strikes would continue for up to 72 hours. The assumption was that with the martyrdom of Iran’s Leader and many of its top commanders, the country’s system would collapse within days, leaving the two regimes with no need for post-war planning.

How Iranians would respond to a US ground invasion—particularly on its islands

Araghchi Barring enemy vessels is Irans legal right

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TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign minister told the United Nations secretary general that preventing the passage of vessels belonging to or associated with “the enemy and its allies” is a legal right of Iran as a coastal state, and that Tehran has taken necessary measures while remaining mindful of its responsibilities to ensure maritime safety and security in the waterway.

Araghchi: Barring enemy vessels is Iran’s legal right