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.

    • RiverRock@lemmy.ml
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      4 hours ago

      Why are you complaining about Biden?

      Because he cynically advertised himself as an offramp when in reality he was a boost pad

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      7 hours ago

      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