'Shooting gallery': How a US invasion of Iranian islands might unfold

'Shooting gallery': How a US invasion of Iranian islands might unfold Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 03/27/2026 - 20:28 US paratroopers and Marines could establish a beachhead on Iranian islands, but history is replete with cautionary tales of such invasions Military personnel from the US 101st Airborne Division take part in a demonstration to mark 80th anniversary of the liberation of Meierijstad in the Netherlands, on 17 September 2024 (Rob Englaar/ANP/AFP) Off US Marines and paratroopers who could be sent to