US paratroopers and marines could establish a beachhead on Iranian islands, but history is replete with cautionary tales of such invasions US Marines and paratroopers who could be sent to seize an Iranian island in the Gulf will be thrust into a “shooting gallery” with vulnerable supply lines and ill-defined strategic objectives, former US military officials and analysts tell Middle Eas... [10044 chars]
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