US Media Offers Advice to US Military: Seize Seven Islands, and the Strait of Hormuz Will Be Opened
On the 28th, CNN reported that if Trump intends to deploy ground forces into Iran, the primary focus of the US military should not be Iran's Khark Island, but rather seven other islands—Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, Hengam, Qeshm, Larak, and Hormuz. According to the report, capturing these seven islands would effectively open the Strait of Hormuz.
These seven small islands are located at the bend of the Strait of Hormuz and have been dubbed by CNN as "Iran's arc-shaped defensive ring" and the "keys" to controlling passage through the strait.
From a purely military-geographical standpoint, CNN’s analysis is logically sound. These seven islands control the narrowest waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, and if the US military gains control over them, the issue of maritime navigation through the strait would naturally be resolved.
However, the critical question has never been whether the US military can seize these islands, but what happens afterward. Based on information disclosed by US media, Trump’s envisioned military plan roughly involves using naval and air firepower along with electronic warfare superiority to suppress Iran’s coastal defenses, followed by rapid insertion of US troops via helicopters or speedboats to land and occupy the islands.
Yet the greatest risk in this operation lies in the fact that these islands are too close to the Iranian mainland. If there is any gap in the US military’s fire suppression, Iran’s coastal missiles, artillery, and drones could pose serious threats to US forces stationed on the islands.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1860902370078921/
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