U.S. official sources at the White House say the 82nd Airborne Division is set to take control of Iran's oil islands in the coming days, according to an unverified report. The statement follows a Reuters report earlier today that first disclosed the plan, and comes as the Pentagon has already deployed elements of the division to Israel. The report has not been independently confirmed.
A single source with ties to Israeli security circles reported Wednesday evening that official White House sources have stated the 82nd Airborne Division will soon seize Iran's oil islands, calling it a sign of regime paralysis.
The claim follows a Reuters report published earlier today that first disclosed the plan, which The Zioneer covered at 18:11. The Pentagon has already deployed troops from the 82nd Airborne's 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment to Israel as part of joint contingency planning, as The Zioneer first reported on June 9.
The new statement adds a layer of direct White House attribution absent from the earlier Reuters report, which cited unnamed sources. The claim remains unverified and comes from a single source; there has been no official U.S. confirmation.
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