Iran has just activated Code 100, its highest military alert level, deploying 420,000 troops to its borders. But why is the heaviest concentration heading to the Makran coast instead of the West? With rising tensions and rumors of a potential U.S. ground operation, Tehran is turning its southern coastline into an impenetrable fortress. In this episode of Decoded, Nikita Kapoor breaks down what a U.S.-Iran ground war would actually look like, who holds the tactical edge, and why holding a coastal bridgehead could become an absolute quagmire.
