Washington – The massive U.S. military buildup in the Middle East, including warships, fighter jets and refueling aircraft, lays the foundation for a potentially sustained campaign against Iran — should U.S. President Donald Trump give the order.
Trump — who ordered strikes on Iran last year — has repeatedly threatened Tehran with further military action if ongoing talks do not reach a replacement for the nuclear deal the U.S. president tore up in 2018, during his first term in office.
The presence of “so much firepower ... in the region creates a momentum of its own,” said Susan Ziadeh, a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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