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The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, U.S. officials said, as thousands of American soldiers and Marines arrive in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase of the war should President Donald Trump choose to escalate. 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. All spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss highly sensitive military plans that have been in development for weeks. Discussions within the administration over the...

"When I see armed terrorists in Toyotas storming into another country to massacre innocent civilians, I think of only one thing." "Members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group that includes several Iran-aligned Shi’ite militias, were seen in the streets of Abadan, according to video published by state-affiliated media."