According to a report published Wednesday evening by reports, CENTCOM repeatedly presented President Trump with a plan for a ground operation to fully seize the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war. The plan involved capturing the islands of Qeshm, Hormuz, Larak and others, and parts of Hormozgan province, with an estimated duration of six to nine months to achieve objectives. Trump considered and rejected the proposal each time.
A detailed account published by The Zioneer on Wednesday evening reveals that, during the ongoing U.S.-Iran war, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) presented President Donald Trump with a comprehensive ground-operation plan to seize full control of the Strait of Hormuz on several occasions. The proposed plan included capturing the major islands in the strait — Qeshm, Hormuz, Larak, and several smaller islands — as well as taking significant portions of Iran's Hormozgan province along the strait's coast.
The estimated duration to achieve the operation's stated objectives was six to nine months, according to the report. At least some officials assessed that the Iranian regime would collapse by the end of that period. The expected American casualty figures presented to the president were not disclosed, though the author of the report offers a personal estimate of between tens and a few hundred American fatalities.
Trump weighed the proposal repeatedly — and rejected it each time, according to the report. As The Zioneer has previously reported, the Trump administration has pursued a range of military and covert options in the Strait of Hormuz, including intercepting Iranian attack drones targeting commercial vessels, a secret operation to seize Iranian oil tankers, and repeated threats of severe strikes against Iran. The disclosure of the rejected ground-invasion plan adds significant context to the president's strategic calculus amid the war.
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