Two mountain ranges, two deserts, two seas: Iran’s geography is its greatest weapon

Two mountain ranges, two deserts, two seas: Iran’s geography is its greatest weapon As hundreds of US troops approach the Gulf in their transport aircraft ahead of a possible invasion of Iran, they may permit themselves a glance out of the window to the terrain below. But military and political experts say that Iran's vast and complex geography mean a ground operation would come at a high cost to the United States and, once started, its direction and le...