PARIS: The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran – potentially including raids on Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz – though US President Donald Trump has yet to approve any deployment, the Washington Post reported Saturday. Any ground operation would stop short of a full-scale invasion, instead involving raids by special operations forces and conventional infantry troops, the Post said, citing unnamed officials. Washington has dispatched thousands of Marines to the Middle East in the month-old war.

The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Donald Trump more military options even as he weighs peace…

The U.S. considers deploying 10,000 troops to West Asia amid rising tensions with Iran and potential military action.