Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran - Washington Post
- Any potential ground operation would fall short of a full-scale invasion and could instead involve raids by a mixture of Special Operations forces and conventional infantry troops, said the officials.
Discussions within the administration over the past month have touched upon the possible seizure of Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil export hub in the Persian Gulf, and raids into other coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz to find and destroy weapons that can target commercial and military shipping, officials said.
One person, as per the report, said that the objectives under consideration would probably take "weeks, not months" to complete. Another put the potential timeline at "a couple of months.”