Thousands of Marines Are Heading Towards Iran

US boots on the ground is looking like a real possibility right now. Hexeth just approved a request from Central Command for a Marine Expeditionary Force. That's around 2,500 Marines, several warships, and the amphibious assault ships that you'd need to actually get troops onto a shore. Now, Marines, they've already been involved in this conflict, but the difference here is that an Expeditionary Force exists for one purpose, to invade. And the timing here matters because it comes after Iran successfully shut down the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off oil for much of the world, and after Trump admitted that Iranians probably aren't gonna rise up against the regime

like he had hoped. And one possible target is Karg Island, where Iran ships out 90% of its oil. But also if US troops enter Iran, it completely undermines Trump's messaging that the war will end soon.

Though he's already walking that back Though he's already walking that back by saying that he'll, and this is a real quote,