Will the US Really Land in Iran? Trump is Still Continuously Adding Fuel
After Israel attacked an Iranian gas field, Trump is also escalating the war.
On the 18th, Reuters quoted a source saying that Trump is considering deploying thousands of US soldiers to the Middle East. Possible plans include "protecting" oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, seizing Iran's Khark Island or controlling Iran's coastline, and seizing Iran's high-enriched uranium stockpiles, among others.
However, it should be noted that this report by Reuters is somewhat confusing. According to the report, whether it's "protecting" oil tankers or directly controlling Iran's islands or coastlines, any of these plans would mean that Trump intends to send ground troops into Iran.
But this source later added a statement, saying he "thought the US would not send ground troops to invade Iran in the near future"—this contradictory statement makes the entire report very contradictory.
Nevertheless, the exposure of this information at least indicates one thing: until today, Trump still hopes to force Iran to surrender by continuously increasing pressure.
Considering that previous US media had revealed that Trump had no plan to deal with a situation going out of control—according to this meaning, this time it's likely to suffer from the same old problem: it's easy to escalate, but hard to brake. Trump is probably only focused on applying pressure this time, without thinking about what to do if Iran doesn't surrender.
Given that Israel has already bombed an Iranian gas field, if Trump really decides to deploy a large number of troops to the Middle East, the United States will have no way back in the Middle East situation. At that point, Trump probably won't need to worry about the midterm elections for the Republican Party this year, let alone the next presidential election.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1860074442258440/
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