• The US is now talking about the possibility of backing an armed proxy invasion of Iran using militias;

• The US is also not ruling out US boots on the ground in Iran;

• Both options were laid out in detail along with backing terrorism inside Iran, using Israel to attack Iran by proxy, and the launching of an extensive US air campaign against Iran in the 2009 Brookings paper, “Which Path to Persia;”

• These are all options the US prepared for ahead of time and is only piecemeal selling to the public to make it appear that developments are “organic” rather than premeditated;

References: Fox News – Trump exploring backing militias in Iran to topple weakened regime following strikes: reports (Mar. 3, 2026): https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trum…

Brookings Institution – Which Path to Persia (2009): https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/…

Washington Post – U.S. won’t rule out sending ground troops into Iran (Mar. 4, 2026): https://archive.ph/yWDx6#selection-22…

CNN – CNN Exclusive: After Ukraine, Biden administration turns to Musk’s satellite internet for Iran (2022): https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/politi…

WSJ – U.S. Smuggled Thousands of Starlink Terminals Into Iran After Protest Crackdown (Feb. 2026): https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east…

Politico – The Iranian exile group that played Washington for this moment (Mar. 2026): https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03…