Discussions are underway regarding security scenarios in the Bandar Abbas region, including the possibility of US intervention should the confrontation escalate and the threat to navigation in the Strait of Hormuz persist, reports Al Jadeed citing sources

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  • No final decision has been made regarding a US ground operation, but the military preparations and options under consideration reflect growing fears of an escalation in the confrontation.
  • Do not rule out Tehran resorting to activating its regional spheres of influence by threatening navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab, or through the southern front in Lebanon.

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