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Why Invading Iran Could Become America's Biggest Military Mistake

Reported by Oil Price 20 Oct 2026, 2:30 am IST 1 min read

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The ghosts of Baghdad and Kabul should be enough to silence any talk of sending American troops into Iran. Yet here we are, more than seven months into a war that began on 28 February with U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and voices in Washington and Tel Aviv are again whispering that only boots on the ground can finish the job. Plans to seize Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, or push inland to seize Iran’s enriched uranium have circulated since March.

They are wrong. An invasion would be a…

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Section: Business
Topics: Defence & security
First reported by: Oil Price
Reporter: james durso
Published: Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 2:30 am IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

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