A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026 (REUTERS)

The perils of a ground war in Iran

LAND WARS in Asia have rarely gone well for America. In Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, America spent years on the ground, ensnared in conflicts for much longer than first expected. Now President Donald Trump is threatening to repeat the experience. Short of options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, he has sent thousands of troops…

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