"Iran has little capability to project conventional forces across the Gulf beyond firing missiles and sending drones. But if U.S. air and naval forces were ever withdrawn and the Iranians were able to put a large land force on the southern side of the Gulf, that would pose a major challenge..."
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Kenneth M. Pollack and Joseph W. Rank, "'Little Sparta' and the Good Problem of Capable Allies" (30 August 2020), Lawfare
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