'They Will Fall Victims To...': Iran Reacts To US's Deployment Of Elite 82nd Airborne Soldiers To West Asia
Pentagon, United States: The US reportedly sending up to 3,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne, the elite force known for rapid parachute assaults into West Asia amid the conflict with Iran. Iran parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that American troops risk becoming victims of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s delusions.
The US-Israeli strikes across Iran on February 28 had sparked Iran’s repeated barrages on Israeli cities and US bases in the region. The deployment of additional forces is reportedly to bolster the military presence in West Asia.
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Notably, the development comes amid the US claim to have reached a deal with Iran to end the war. Reacting to the US moves, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf asked the US not to test their resolve to defend their land.
“We are closely monitoring all US movements in the region, especially troop deployments. What the generals have broke, the soldiers can’t fix; instead, they will fall victim to Netanyahu’s delusions. Do not test our resolve to defend our land,” Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in an X post.
We are closely monitoring all US movements in the region, especially troop deployments. What the generals have broke, the soldiers can’t fix; instead, they will fall victim to Netanyahu’s delusions. Do not test our resolve to defend our land. — محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) March 25, 2026
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Additional Marines and warships also join over 50,000 US troops already in the region.
Any-Original-6113 on March 25th, 2026 at 12:57 UTC »
Apparently, the US wants to capture an island near Iran that has major facilities for processing and transporting Iranian oil. It’s far enough from mainland Iran to limit the use of FPV drones - Iran’s weapon of choice, which could inflict heavy casualties on the Americans.
Once the Americans establish a foothold on the island, Iran will face a dilemma: either destroy its own facilities or surrender, since it would lack the resources to sustain its economy.
It’ s a decent plan overall, except for one catch: the US has to take the island quickly and with minimal losses. If they can’t, it will be a disaster for both them and Trump.
niz_loc on March 25th, 2026 at 12:19 UTC »
Once again, nobody should look too hard at this. We aren't invading Iran or anyone else with 2K paratroopers and 2K Marines.
If I was a betting man, the 82nd just deployed for Iraq... not Iran...
Nobody is talking about that but it's quietly going off there between the PMU and US.....
toomanynamesaretook on March 25th, 2026 at 11:47 UTC »
They're not actually going to deploy the marines and 82nd Airborne right? Because that would be an extremely brutal fight very few professionals would advocate for. I don't doubt the US can assault and sieze ground even amphibiously within the strait... But at what cost? There will be mines, drones, submarines, torpedoes, waves of anti ship missiles and fast suicide boats. And then you have to supply a force in this environment?
If you had substantial followup forces, 100s of thousands of troops... Okay but the token amount getting sent? Take an island and hope the Iranains surrender? What is the actual plan here because this just seems like insanity.
A bluff hoping Iran will back down? Why would they. They can sit, ruin the global economy and win.
The goddamn dumbest timeline, honestly. If you were gonna do it, do it when you held Afghanistan & Iraq, not this amateur hour last minute BS.