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WSJ: Иран усиливает оборону и готовится к наземной войне с США — WSJ: Iran strengthens its defenses and prepares for a ground war with the US

On April 3, 2026, the Israeli site NEWSru.co.il published WSJ: Иран усиливает оборону и готовится к наземной войне с США. The page is in Russian and does not name its own reporter. It summarizes a Wall Street Journal article by Benoit Faucon. It says Iran, fearing a possible US ground operation, was reinforcing the area around its main oil-export island and widening a volunteer drive that includes minors. An American family should care because, in this account, Tehran is treating an American entry onto Iranian soil as a real risk and is threatening other countries if that entry happens.

Background for a new reader. The United States and Israel began bombing Iran on 28 February 2026. By late March, American papers were reporting Pentagon plans for ground raids, including on Kharg Island, the small island in the Persian Gulf through which most of Iran's oil exports pass. This page, from an Israeli Russian-language site, reports how Iran was preparing for that possibility.

Evidence rating: MODERATE. The rating covers NEWSru.co.il's summary of a Wall Street Journal report that Iran was strengthening its defenses and preparing for a ground war with the United States, including a threat against any American troops who try to enter.

What the article says​

The page says Faucon wrote that Iran is strengthening defenses around Kharg Island, also written Khark, which it calls the country's key oil hub. It says the defenses there include missile systems, mines, and other means, set for a possible landing or raid. It says Iran is also using tunnels, shelters, and drones.

Одновременно Тегеран грозит новыми ударами по целям в странах Персидского залива, если американские войска попытаются войти на иранскую территорию.

NEWSru.co.il, April 3, 2026, summarizing the Wall Street Journal. In plain English, that sentence says Tehran is threatening new strikes on targets in Persian Gulf countries if American troops try to enter Iranian territory.

The page says the publicity campaign looks more and more like the mass call-up of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. It says Iranian leaders opened a large volunteer drive to defend the country, including teenagers and other minors. It says the Journal ties that drive to preparation for the worst case for Tehran: a possible invasion or a limited US ground operation. It says Tehran wants to show it is ready for total war, which the Russian text puts in quotation marks, and at the same time to raise the price of any American advance.

What other reporting and posts add​

  • Kharg defenses, a week earlier. A 26 March 2026 roundup says: "Iran laid traps and moved air defenses to Kharg Island in preparation for a US invasion per CNN." The CNN story was not opened. Roundup. (capture: twitter/t49__v581.md)
  • Iran's own claims, from its press. On 26 March 2026 a post said: "Tasnim sources say Tehran has 'over a million combatants' ready if Washington orders a ground assault." Tasnim is a news agency tied to the Revolutionary Guards. Post. An X trending page later quoted Iranian state TV saying Iran was "waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever." (captures: twitter/t48__v573.md, twitter/t56__v665.md)
  • The islands, as Iran-aligned channels saw them. A trader who follows Farsi-language channels posted their overnight messages on 26 March 2026, and said he did not endorse them: "No type of operation against the Iranian islands will open the Strait of Hormuz." That is Iran-aligned messaging, not a neutral assessment. Post. (capture: twitter/t49__v581.md)

What it shows​

An Israeli Russian-language outlet told its readers, citing the Wall Street Journal, that Iran was preparing for a ground war with the United States. Iran's preparations mirrored Washington's: the same week, the Pentagon was preparing weeks of ground operations and moving Marines and paratroopers into range. See Pentagon Ground Plans 2026.

Check it yourself​

Research captures: twitter/t49__v581.md, twitter/t48__v573.md, twitter/t56__v665.md

Last Updated: 2026-09-26

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