JAKARTA - The US War Department is reportedly drawing up plans to carry out a ground operation into Iran over several weeks.
The US continued to launch attacks even though US President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that Iran had lost the war and pleaded for a deal to surrender.
Several US officials who spoke to the Washington Post on condition of anonymity confirmed that this ground operation was not a "full-scale invasion", but a limited attack carried out by Special Operations forces and conventional infantry.
They said potential targets of the ground operation could include the seizure of Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export hub, or an attack on coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz to destroy Iranian weapons and military.
The source said Trump had not approved the US War Department's plan.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Pentagon's role is to make preparations to provide "maximum options" to the commander in chief.
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