Pentagon Preparing for Weeks of Ground Operations in Iran, Washington Post Reports

March 28 (Reuters) – The ⁠Pentagon ⁠is preparing ⁠for weeks of ​ground operations in Iran, ‌the Washington Post ‌reported Saturday, ⁠citing ⁠U.S. officials.

The plans could involve raids by ​Special Operations and conventional infantry troops, the ​Post reported. Whether President ⁠Donald Trump ⁠would approve ⁠any of ​those plans remains uncertain, according ​to ⁠the Post.

The Trump administration has deployed U.S. Marines to ⁠the Middle East as the war in ⁠Iran stretches into its fifth week, and also has been planning to send thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army’s ⁠82nd Airborne to the region.

(Reporting and writing by Christian Martinez; Editing ​by Sergio Non and ​Chizu Nomiyama)

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