Here are the ground troops, well armed by the CIA I presume.
Iranians will be overwhelmed if they receive proper support. Unlike the Bay of Pigs, these men will receive proper air support.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared Wednesday that Iran “cannot outlast” the U.S. in a conflict as its military has been decimated as a result of Operation Epic Fury, which is now in its fifth day.
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Sources tell Fox News many of the fighters are Iranian Kurds who had been living in Iraq for years and are now returning to northwestern Iran as part of the offensive.
The fighters are believed to be Iranian-Kurdish militias seeking to spark a broader uprising against the remnants of Iran’s regime, according to sources familiar with the development.
Earlier Wednesday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military is not arming an insurgency inside Iran, though he suggested other parts of the U.S. government could potentially be involved.
At the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied reports that the Trump administration has agreed to arm Kurdish forces.
Iraq’s Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Erbil said that “not a single Iraqi Kurd has crossed the border.”
Meanwhile, an Israeli official source said on background that Israel is supporting Kurdish militias operating inside the country.
“We are supporting Kurdish militias in Western Iran,” the source said. “The purpose is to try to control areas inside Iran in order to challenge the regime to give strength to a wider uprising.”