Human Events Daily host Jack Posobiec said Tuesday that the conflict between Iran and Israel continues to intensify as the situation enters a new phase, raising questions about both military capability and potential US involvement.
“Today is day 25 of Operation Iran. Of course, we've been talking yesterday about moving up the escalation ladder. We are seeing the situation on the ground continue to play out and, of course, seeing more and more strikes from Iran hitting into Tel Aviv, hitting into Israel, making their way through Israeli air defense, the famous Iron Dome,” Posobiec said.
He noted growing uncertainty over how long both sides can sustain current operations, particularly regarding Israel’s air defense systems and Iran’s degraded but still active offensive capabilities.
“But many questions arise over how much longer both sides are able to keep this up. Of course, the air defense side from Israel and then, of course, Iran, their ability to wage war, which we know has been degraded. But serious questions still remain about their ability to penetrate these air defenses of the US and our allies and also to be able to strike targets, specifically with these cluster munitions,” he continued.
Posobiec pointed to reporting from Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst, who has been documenting the aftermath of strikes in Israel. “And the great Trey Yingst has been there on the ground, my former colleague, and he has been documenting this day in and day out of the civilian areas in many places in Israel that have been struck by these Iranian missiles and cluster munitions,” Posobiec said.
He also referenced reports of diplomatic activity in the region, including the presence of Trump administration figures in Pakistan.
“We're also seeing, of course, real questions about the talks that are happening and news that I saw this morning that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are reportedly now on the ground in Islamabad, Pakistan. So they are there. They are directly on the border of Iran itself. Bold move, ballsy move, being willing to go to the region in the middle of all of this, knowing that the Ayatollah had just been assassinated a couple of weeks ago. This shows, I think this absolutely shows that the Trump administration is more than willing to take these talks seriously, but at the same time, also willing to go up the escalation ladder,” he said.
Posobiec added that US military movements could signal further developments, noting reports involving the 82nd Airborne Division and naval deployments.
“And we're also seeing reports of 82nd Airborne. I was talking about that yesterday. Now that's starting to come out that the 82nd Airborne may have been called up. We know the two Marine Expeditionary Units from USS Boxer, LHA, as well as USS Tripoli, are on their way to the Persian Gulf. Does that mean a possible land invasion of Iran to take place? Certainly not within the same scope of the Iraq invasion or Afghanistan in terms of trying to occupy the country, but perhaps an operation in the Strait of Hormuz is in the works or for Karga Island, of course, which would be much trickier, or possibly both. Maybe send the 82nd to Karga Island and you send the Marines to the Strait of Hormuz,” he said.
He cautioned that those scenarios remain speculative. “I haven't heard of this from anyone. I'm not speaking from any specific reporting that I've done on this. And I'll tell you, of course, we're working to find this out.”
“Today is day 25 of Operation Iran. Of course, we've been talking yesterday about moving up the escalation ladder. We are seeing the situation on the ground continue to play out and, of course, seeing more and more strikes from Iran hitting into Tel Aviv, hitting into Israel, making their way through Israeli air defense, the famous Iron Dome,” Posobiec said.
He noted growing uncertainty over how long both sides can sustain current operations, particularly regarding Israel’s air defense systems and Iran’s degraded but still active offensive capabilities.
“But many questions arise over how much longer both sides are able to keep this up. Of course, the air defense side from Israel and then, of course, Iran, their ability to wage war, which we know has been degraded. But serious questions still remain about their ability to penetrate these air defenses of the US and our allies and also to be able to strike targets, specifically with these cluster munitions,” he continued.
Posobiec pointed to reporting from Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst, who has been documenting the aftermath of strikes in Israel. “And the great Trey Yingst has been there on the ground, my former colleague, and he has been documenting this day in and day out of the civilian areas in many places in Israel that have been struck by these Iranian missiles and cluster munitions,” Posobiec said.
He also referenced reports of diplomatic activity in the region, including the presence of Trump administration figures in Pakistan.
“We're also seeing, of course, real questions about the talks that are happening and news that I saw this morning that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are reportedly now on the ground in Islamabad, Pakistan. So they are there. They are directly on the border of Iran itself. Bold move, ballsy move, being willing to go to the region in the middle of all of this, knowing that the Ayatollah had just been assassinated a couple of weeks ago. This shows, I think this absolutely shows that the Trump administration is more than willing to take these talks seriously, but at the same time, also willing to go up the escalation ladder,” he said.
Posobiec added that US military movements could signal further developments, noting reports involving the 82nd Airborne Division and naval deployments.
“And we're also seeing reports of 82nd Airborne. I was talking about that yesterday. Now that's starting to come out that the 82nd Airborne may have been called up. We know the two Marine Expeditionary Units from USS Boxer, LHA, as well as USS Tripoli, are on their way to the Persian Gulf. Does that mean a possible land invasion of Iran to take place? Certainly not within the same scope of the Iraq invasion or Afghanistan in terms of trying to occupy the country, but perhaps an operation in the Strait of Hormuz is in the works or for Karga Island, of course, which would be much trickier, or possibly both. Maybe send the 82nd to Karga Island and you send the Marines to the Strait of Hormuz,” he said.
He cautioned that those scenarios remain speculative. “I haven't heard of this from anyone. I'm not speaking from any specific reporting that I've done on this. And I'll tell you, of course, we're working to find this out.”
