Pentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, Washington Post reports


The Pentagon logo in the briefing room, following the United States and Israel-led strikes on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

March 28 (Reuters) - ⁠The Pentagon is preparing ⁠for weeks of ground ‌operations in Iran, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing U.S. ​officials.

The plans could ⁠involve raids by ⁠Special Operations and conventional infantry ⁠troops, ‌the Post reported. Whether President ⁠Donald Trump would approve any ​of ‌those plans remains uncertain, according ⁠to ​the Post.

The Trump administration has deployed U.S. Marines ⁠to the Middle East ​as the war in Iran stretches into its fifth ⁠week, and also has been planning to send thousands of soldiers from ​the U.S. Army's ⁠82nd Airborne to the ​region.

(Reporting and writing ‌by Christian Martinez; ​Editing by Sergio Non and Chizu Nomiyama)

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