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Ichiro Suzuki broke his bat plenty of times during his 19 years in the major leagues. However, he probably didn't think his bat would break on his statue.
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Though JD Vance gets warm reception in Hungary, Italy's Giorgia Meloni wouldn't let US use air base for Iran strikes, and France's Marine Le Pen called war goals 'erratic'
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Das islamistische Terror-Regime in Teheran hat amerikanische Soldaten ins Visier genommen. Die Antwort der USA rollt bereits an – und sie ist gewaltig. Tausende Marines sind in der Region angekommen und dürften bald schon an umfangreichen Operationen teilnehmen.
Bei einem massiven Angriff mit sechs ballistischen Raketen und 29 Kamikaze-Drohnen auf die Prince-Sultan-Luftwaffenbasis in Saudi-Arabien wurden mindestens 15 US-Soldaten verwundet, fünf davon schwer. Die Reaktion Washingtons ließ nicht lange auf sich warten. Mehr als 3.500 US-Soldaten, darunter 2.500 Marines, sind in der Golfregion eingetroffen. Ihr Flaggschiff: Die USS Tripoli, vollbeladen mit modernsten F-35 Tarnkappenbombern und Angriffsflugzeugen. Auch die USS Boxer und weitere Kriegsschiffe sind aus San Diego auf dem Weg direkt in die Konfliktzone.
Die Bilanz der US-Vergeltung unter dem Namen “Operation Epic Fury” ist schon jetzt für das Mullah-Regime verheerend. Über 11.000 iranische Ziele wurden bereits in Schutt und Asche gelegt und mehr als 150 iranische Schiffe versenkt. Weiters erschütterten gewaltige Explosionen die Hauptstadt Teheran, direkt neben dem wichtigen Mehrabad-Flughafen. Trump lässt keinen Zweifel daran, wie es weitergeht. Zwar habe er noch nicht final über den Einsatz von Bodentruppen entschieden – aktuell sind 7.000 US-Soldaten, darunter die legendäre 82. Luftlandedivision, in Stellung gebracht -, doch der Präsident kündigte an, dass noch 3.500 Ziele im Iran auf der Abschussliste stehen. Und das werde man “ziemlich schnell erledigen”. US-Außenminister Marco Rubio betonte, man könne die Ziele auch ohne Bodentruppen erreichen, aber Trump habe die maximale Handlungsfreiheit für jedes erdenkliche Szenario.
Während der Iran weiterhin massiv unter Beschuss liegt, setzen die Mullahs die gesamte Region in Brand. So greifen nun auch die vom Iran gesteuerten Huthi-Terroristen (Ansar Allah) aus dem Jemen offiziell in den Krieg ein und feuern Raketen auf Israel ab. Das ist ein absoluter Albtraum für die ohnehin schon gefährdete weltweite Handelsschifffahrt im Roten Meer. Gleichzeitig attackiert das Regime gezielt die Wirtschaft der Nachbarstaaten: Im Wüstenstaat Abu Dhabi schlug eine iranische Drohne in die gigantische Aluminiumfabrik von Emirates Global Aluminium ein, was zu Verletzten, massiven Schäden und weltweit in die Höhe schießenden Aluminiumpreisen führte. Auch der Raketen-Hagel am Golf reißt nicht ab. Kuwait und Bahrain, die Heimat der 5. US-Flotte, werden ununterbrochen attackiert, während die Luftabwehrsysteme im Dauertakt gegen iranische Raketen und Drohnen feuern müssen.
Das ultimative Ziel rückt derweil immer stärker in den Fokus: die nukleare Bedrohung durch das islamistische Regime ein für alle Mal zu beenden. Zum dritten Mal in nur zehn Tagen schlug es bei den iranischen Atomanlagen bei Buschehr ein. Israel und die USA erhöhen den Druck auf die nukleare Infrastruktur der Mullahs. Eines ist klar: Die USA sind bereit, das Mullah-Regime den ultimativen Preis für seinen jahrzehntelangen Terror in der Region zahlen zu lassen.
Iran could significantly increase U.S. casualties if its elite military and proxy forces shift to guerrilla-style hit-and-run attacks in the region, a leading military analyst has warned.
Michael Eisenstadt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy spoke as the Pentagon moved elements of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division into the Middle East amid a new escalation in the conflict, according to reports.
"Iran has large infantry units in its military that are equivalent to the brigade combat team of the 82nd Airborne," Eisenstadt, a former U.S. Army Reserve officer, told Fox News Digital.
"The 82nd Force is too small to cause significant harm to Iran, but it is large enough to be vulnerable to Iranian strikes, and this would enable Iran to significantly increase U.S. casualties," he said.
HEGSETH WARNS ‘MORE CASUALTIES’ EXPECTED IN OPERATION EPIC FURY AGAINST IRAN
Eisenstadt, who has worked as a U.S. government military analyst, claimed that, even if major conventional operations begin to wind down in the Middle East region, the danger may only evolve rather than disappear.
"We could see an end to major combat operations, with activity shifting to guerrilla-style hit-and-run attacks in the Gulf and other gray-zone activities by Iran," he said.
"Think of the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War with Iraq, in which we had to contain the Iraqis for a decade after a very successful war."
US COULD TAKE IRAN’S MAIN OIL EXPORT HUB ‘AT A TIME OF OUR CHOOSING,’ JACK KEANE SAYS
Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported Wednesday that the U.S. has ordered the deployment of additional 82nd Airborne forces to the region.
The contingent is expected to include Maj. Gen. Brandon R. Tegtmeier, the division commander, elements of his headquarters staff, and infantry battalions from the division’s Immediate Response Force.
Officials also indicated that the total number of troops ultimately sent could still change.
Eisenstadt said this new deployment is intended to increase pressure on Tehran as the U.S. pushes for new ceasefire terms, set in place by President Donald Trump.
WINNING THE BATTLES, LOSING THE WAR? AMERICA MUST DEFINE THE ENDGAME IN IRAN
"This deployment is intended to create leverage over Iran and pressure it to accept U.S. terms for a ceasefire agreement. It would also create military options if Iran rejects those terms," he said.
In that scenario, he said, the 82nd could potentially operate alongside Marine expeditionary units in operations to seize and hold terrain, including Kharg Island, located roughly 20 miles off Iran’s Gulf coast.
U.S. forces struck military targets there March 13, destroying more than 90 Iranian military sites while deliberately sparing key oil infrastructure, according to multiple reports.
IRAN’S REMAINING WEAPONS: HOW TEHRAN CAN STILL DISRUPT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
"The brigade combat team of the 82nd could work with the 11th and 31st MEUs, or independently, to seize and hold terrain — such as Kharg Island," Eisenstadt said.
"This would provide leverage over Iran by denying it the ability to export oil and helping end the war on terms favorable to the U.S."
"There are risks involved though, because Iranian units on the mainland could bombard Kharg Island and inflict casualties on U.S. troops there also," Eisenstadt said.
The latest military buildup comes as the conflict that began with Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, has also centered on the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran restricting access.
"The 82nd deployment is intended to increase psychological pressure on Iran and support efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz so it can once again be used by all countries," Eisenstadt explained.
The 82nd Airborne is one of the U.S. military’s premier rapid-response units, trained to parachute into hostile or contested territory to secure key ground and airfields.
Portions of the division have also spent recent days at the Joint Readiness Training Center, sharpening infiltration, surveillance, combat and resupply skills, Axios reported.
"Iranian military officials have welcomed news of the dispatch of these units to the Gulf because it potentially creates options for them to impose costs on the U.S.," Eisenstadt said.
