The U.S. military has deployed several thousand additional infantry troops to the Middle East in recent weeks, raising speculation of imminent ground combat in the conflict with Iran.
Military analysts have proposed a handful of potential missions for U.S. ground forces, including seizing key territory in the Persian Gulf or mounting a raid deep into Iran.
Since the start of the military campaign against Iran—dubbed Operation Epic Fury—the Pentagon has deployed two amphibious groups closer to the Middle East.
Each group includes Marine air and ground combat forces.
A core element of one of the two deployed amphibious ready groups, led by the USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship, reached the waters of the Middle East last week with about 3,500 U.S. sailors and Marines, attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)….
US Deployments Fuel Speculation of Ground Combat Against Iran
