Pentagon preparing for ground operations in Iran, says report

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Any ground operation would avoid a full-scale invasion, relying instead on raids by special forces and conventional infantry, The Washington Post reported.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/03/29/pentagon-preparing-for-ground-operations-in-iran-says-report  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00The Pentagon is preparing plans for weeks of ground operations in Iran,

00:06potentially including raids on Karg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz.

00:13However, President Donald Trump has not yet approved any deployment,

00:18the Washington Post reported on Saturday.

00:21Any ground operation would stop short of a full-scale invasion

00:26and instead involve raids by special operations forces and conventional infantry troops,

00:33the Post said, citing unnamed officials.

00:37U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted on Friday

00:41that the United States could achieve all of its objectives without ground troops.

00:47However, the Post said planning is advanced,

00:51with one official saying this is not last-minute planning.

00:56Natasha Bust, FMT.

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