The US military is planning for a potential sustained campaign against Iran should President Donald Trump order an attack, two senior US officials told Reuters.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, emphasised that the move could trigger a significant Iranian retaliation, risking a prolonged regional conflict which could be far more serious than previous confrontations.
They added, without providing detail, that US strikes would not just target nuclear infrastructure, but also Iranian state and security facilities. US attacks on the country last year primarily targeted nuclear sites.
15 Comments
RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 210d
So he's back on the invasion of Iran like in his 1st term. Crazy to think this would have happened 4 years ago if he'd won.
geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 210d
Who knows. He didn't do it his first term. Biden and Harris absolutely destroying international law is a big reason why Trump can do what he's doing now.
RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 210d
Why are you complaining about Biden? Trump was extremely hostile to Iran during his whole first term. He withdrew from the nuclear deal, then vowed to not let Iran get nukes, and at one pointed threatened them with "obliteration like you’ve never seen before" and "YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE."
RiverRock@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 210d
Because he cynically advertised himself as an offramp when in reality he was a boost pad
mrdown@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 210d
The war is inevitable. The status quo can't be maintained. Iran would keep arming resistance groups and Israel can't acomplish the greater israel like that. The usa regardless of who in charge would like to take control of the Straight of Hurmuz
wurzelgummidge@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 210d
And the Suez canal
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 209d
piranhaphish@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 209d
A "sustained campaign." An "attack."
That's "war." We call that "war."
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 209d
Nyet, is called three-day special military operation.
RiverRock@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 209d
Here in the civilized west we call them "police actions"
wizbiz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 209d
Weeks long? How many weeks? like 20 years of weeks?
QinShiHuangsShlong@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 209d
1040 weeks is still technically a number of weeks.
altphoto@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 210d
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RiverRock@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 210d
All I want for Christmas is a new coral reef in the Hormuz
altphoto@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 210d
This reminds me of operation desdeddsd stommmaheh.
geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 210d
Quick in and out adventure 20 minutes