Is Donald Trump marching into a trap?
As the US-Iran war reignites over the struggle to control the Strait of Hormuz, leaked reports suggest Washington is again considering an amphibious ground offensive to seize Kharg Island - Iran’s primary oil export hub - or some other coastal territory.
In part two of today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant speaks to former US Marine Colonel Andy Milburn about why that would be a terrible idea.
Andy breaks down why an amphibious landing along the Iranian coastline is a tactical dead-end, how Tehran’s decentralized "Mosaic Doctrine" is designed to survive Western airstrikes, and why the US Navy is structurally unprepared to clear heavily mined shipping lanes.
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CONTRIBUTORS:
Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant
Andy Milburn, former US Marine colonel @andymilburn8
WATCH PART ONE ON TRUMP EXPANDING US STRIKES TO NORTHERN IRAN: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk
CONTENT REFERENCED:
Andy Milburn: Outgunned, But Not Outplayed: Iran’s Theory of Victory
https://warontherocks.com/outgunned-but-not-outplayed-irans-theory-of-victory/
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