 if there is credible, public confirmation that conventional or special operations ground forces of that respective country have physically entered the sovereign land territory of Iran on or before 

If no such confirmation occurs by the deadline, the respective option will resolve to 

 Includes the Iranian mainland and internationally recognized Iranian islands (e.g., Kharg Island, Abu Musa, Sirri Island).

 Implies intentional "boots on the ground" deployments for the purpose of combat, raiding, sabotage, or occupation. This includes both conventional infantry/armor and special operations forces.

Resolution will be based on official government or military announcements (from the US, Israel, or Iran with corroboration), or strong consensus reporting from top-tier, credible international news organizations (e.g., AP, Reuters, BBC, NYT).

 Pilots ejecting over Iranian territory, or temporary personnel recovery (CSAR) missions strictly deployed to rescue downed aircrew.

 Missiles, drones, or airstrikes traversing Iranian airspace.

 Sailors or Marines strictly remaining aboard vessels within Iranian territorial waters, provided they do not physically disembark onto Iranian land.

 Intelligence operations (e.g. CIA/Mossad assets) that do not involve active military ground force combat deployments, unless officially declassified and confirmed as military ground operations within the timeframe.