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Iran Deploys Ground Units to Borders, Reinforces Makran Coast Amid US Tensions
- •Iran has moved most regular Army ground units to border areas, concentrating forces along the Makran coast on the Gulf of Oman, according to Fars news agency.
- •The deployment includes special forces, rapid-response troops, mechanised units, and artillery, linked to concerns about potential US entry via the southern coastline.
- •Fars reported Iran placed its armed forces on “Code 100,” the highest military alert, as Tehran and Washington exchange warnings over possible renewed large-scale attacks.
- •Iran's military central command warned of sustained retaliation against US bases and regional interests if another attack occurs, treating supporting countries as parties to the conflict.
- •The ongoing conflict, which began on February 28 with US and Israeli attacks on Iran, has killed thousands and displaced millions, with an interim ceasefire failing in July.
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Iran relocated the majority of its regular Army ground units, including special forces and artillery formations, to border areas and the Makran coast due to growing concerns that US forces could attempt an entry through its southern coastline. The deployment is part of a heightened state of military alert as tensions and warnings escalate between Tehran and Washington.
Iran has stated it will keep strict restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and will not reopen it until Washington fulfills the conditions outlined in a previous June agreement. Those demands require an end to US attacks, the complete lifting of the naval blockade, the release of frozen Iranian funds, and a halt to the broader conflict.
Iran placed its armed forces on "Code 100", which is described as the country's highest military alert level. Furthermore, Tehran warned that any fresh US strike would trigger sustained retaliation against regional bases, and that any neighboring countries supporting such an attack would be treated as direct parties to the conflict.
