[nextweek2]

Because the Iranians blocked the entrances with soil. There are satellite photos showing dump trucks at the entrances and the entrances being covered over.

It was a clever move on the part of Iran, because an invading force would need to bring heavy equipment with them, which isn't going to happen.

[b112]

Well.. kinda? Makes me wonder about just dropping munitions on the entrance, or even just using conventional explosives.

And yes, I don't know the skill set to validate the thought. However, I have seen beaver dams cleared with dynamite, and there's a wide level of explosives which can be dropped or deployed on foot...

(People saying it would be violent, well sure, but so is dropping bunker busters...)

[Tadpole9181]

Beaver dams are not several dozen tons of dirt. You are not going to C4 through several tons of loose dirt.