The deployment of Marines to the Strait of Hormuz suggests the US intends on seizing several Iranian islands in the Strait. The "easiest" ones to conquer would be Abu Musa (#Iran controls it, the UAE lays claim to it), Sirri, Greater and Lesser ...
...Faror (Farvor) (Lesser Faror is uninhabited) and Greater and Lesser Tunb. The distance between them and Iran would make it difficult for Iran to supply the garrisons. Due to the proximity to mainland Iran, amphibious landings on Qeshm and Kish Islands would be more difficult to pull off with just a 5000-man USMC contingent. Even if CENTCOM manages to conquer all the islands (Qeshm and Kish included) it would be unrealistic to imagine that the IRGC would stop launching Shaheds at any ship c...
