{"id":22292,"date":"2026-03-26T10:26:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/can-america-attack-irans-kharg-island-by-sending-more-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:26:55","slug":"can-america-attack-irans-kharg-island-by-sending-more-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/can-america-attack-irans-kharg-island-by-sending-more-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Can America attack Iran’s Kharg Island by sending more troops?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A satellite view of Qeshm Island in Hormozgan Province, Iran, within the Strait of Hormuz region on January 17, 2026.<\/p>\n

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The US is preparing to send thousands more troops to the Middle East, sparking speculation of a ground attack on Iran amid conflicting accounts of peace talks.<\/p>\n

Pentagon is Allegedly<\/a> Nearly 3,000 troops from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, along with two Marine expeditionary units, are being prepared to be sent to the Middle East to assist in military operations in Iran. CNBC has contacted the White House and is awaiting response.<\/p>\n

Military experts said the number of additional troops being deployed to the region appears to be in line with plans for isolated and time-limited operations rather than a sustained ground campaign.<\/p>\n

It puts two strategic Iranian islands in the spotlight and raises questions about a possible move to seize the Islamic Republic’s nuclear material. <\/p>\n

Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis estimated that there were probably only 4,000 to 5,000 “trigger pullers” or ground troops.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“It’s enough to hold a small target for a period of time. You have to understand, even the 82nd Airborne Division, this is an immediate reaction force to provide a very quick response on the ground, but not before something larger gets behind it,” Davis, a senior fellow and military expert at Defense Priorities, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“I have seen no evidence that a force of any kind of size was contemplated, much less alerted, prepared, equipped, trained that you would need to go in… It takes months to do that.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Qeshm Island, Kharg Island and nuclear material<\/h2>\n
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Davis said that, with a limited number of ground troops deployed, there were three possibilities the US could theoretically execute.<\/p>\n

The first possibility is to capture Qeshm Island, which is located “at the horseshoe bend of the Strait of Hormuz,” Davis said. <\/p>\n

Qeshm Island, off the southern coast of Iran, is the largest island in the Persian Gulf. is located near The arrow-shaped island in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz has emerged as a potential US target amid reports that anti-ship missiles, mines, drones and attack ships are being placed in underground tunnels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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