The entrance web page of Iran’s English-language newspaper, The Tehran Occasions, issued a stark warning to Washington following US media stories that america might deploy as much as 10,000 extra troops to the Center East.In its Saturday version, the paper featured the headline “Welcome to Hell,” alongside a message stating that any US troops who enter Iranian territory would “go away solely in coffins.”The Tehran Occasions “warning” got here alongside the arrival of round 3,500 Marine troopers in america Central Command (CENTCOM) space of accountability. CENTCOM oversees America’s army operations throughout the Center East.The Marines had been transported to the area aboard the USS Tripoli, one of many United States’ largest amphibious assault ships, which deployed from its residence base in Japan.The arrival of the Marines has additional fuelled hypothesis that the US might launch an operation to seize Kharg Island — a strategically very important hub that was already focused earlier this month underneath Operation Epic Fury, Washington’s ongoing army marketing campaign towards Iran.In the meantime, based on CENTCOM, American forces have carried out strikes towards Iran’s army infrastructure, specializing in websites described as posing an “imminent menace” since February 28, when the US and Israel launched joint assaults throughout Iran, sparking the present battle.The targets embrace amenities linked to the highly effective Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, air defence programs, missile websites, naval belongings, and weapons manufacturing infrastructure.CENTCOM additionally stories that greater than 11,000 fight flights have been carried out to this point, with over 150 Iranian vessels reportedly broken or destroyed.
