The first public comments from Iran’s new supreme leader could prompt the U.S. and its allies to consider sending troops on the ground in Iran, according to one geopolitical expert.
The threats of revenge by Mojtaba Khamenei are enough cause for concern, Alp Sevimlisoy, a defense policy specialist and Atlantic Council Millennium Fellow, told USA TODAY on March 12.
“His presence is irrelevant,” said Sevimlisoy, believing that Khemeni’s message was likely coming from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, echoing similar theories from other Iranian political experts.
“Mojtaba Khemeni’s words have likely sparked contingency plans for the ground invasion for the U.S. and its allies,” Sevimlisoy added. “His statements illustrate that the IRGC will continue their machinations for the regime that the U.S. has to remove.”
Alp Sevimlisoy originally featured as per: USA Today