Iran appears to be bolstering defenses on Kharg Island, including adding air defense missiles and laying mines, in anticipation of a potential US ground invasion.
The US appears to be deploying the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer to the Middle East while considering the possibility of seizing Iran's Kharg Island.
Iran has threatened to destroy oil infrastructure linked to the United States after Washington launched airstrikes on Kharg Island, Tehran's critical oil lifeline.