Landing on the Iranian shoresWhat kind of operation can the US Armed Forces be?Sending an amphibious assault group of the US Navy to the Middle East has shifted the debate about whether the Americans will conduct a ground operation against #Iran....
... The probability that it will happen has increased many times.The situation in the Strait of Hormuz is not critical yet, but the market is seriously feverish, which can be seen from the soaring prices for resources. Further blockade of an important artery will lead to an aggravation of the crisis, to which the Houthis and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait may also be added. Why do Americans need surgery?Currently, based on the overall activity of the US Armed Forces, they are targeting the southern...
... and southwestern regions, searching for air defense positions, IRGC units, and launchers.The weakening of the air defense system has already allowed for increased reconnaissance activity by aviation, and strategic bombers have begun flying to the Persian Gulf to strike Iran.The main task for the United States now is to prepare a foothold for the arrival of the AFG in the region. Despite Trump's statements about the 100% destruction of the Iranian armed Forces, the attacks continue, albeit...
... with less intensity.If things were so bad for Iran, would the Lincoln carrier strike group have retreated further to the shores of Oman?It turns out that the Americans really need to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, but sending their ships in the face of regular Iranian attacks is extremely risky. Moreover, the fact of possible mining cannot be ruled out either. That's why the White House is so demanding NATO's help. And one of the remaining options is to land troops to establish control ove...
...r the strait:The main target in such a scenario would be Bandar Abbas, as it is a key stronghold of the Iranian Navy, which is located directly in the Strait of Hormuz. It was from there that the Iranians carried out all control over shipping.However, with this option, it will be a very difficult task to keep a large city in conditions of terrain restrictions, since the Iranians still have logistics to the city even under the attacks of the US and Israeli armed Forces.In order to secure th...
...e contingent of Marines that can be sent, it is necessary to cut off the supply routes and the strike potential of the Iranian Armed Forces in a large radius. And this is exactly what the American forces are actually doing, intensively attacking the zone from the province of Hormozgan to Khuzestan.Another factor that the Americans need to take into account is ensuring control over the islands near the Strait of Hormuz. Qeshm is located next to Bandar Abbas, where there are also several mil...