Trump Is Ready for All-Out War in Iran. There’s Just One Catch.
ONP Summary
The US has maintained sustained bombardment of Iran's southern provinces for over a week, prompting Iranian counterattacks against Gulf allies and lifting oil prices above $88 per barrel. Residents in the impoverished target region report worsening conditions while mediators work on ceasefire proposals.
Progressive:Humanitarian crisis deepening — Progressive outlets emphasize civilian suffering in Iran's poor southern region and criticize lack of Congressional oversight over an unpopular military campaign.
Moderate:Military escalation with economic spillover — Moderate outlets report sustained strikes and retaliatory attacks, noting rising energy prices and parallel diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
Conservative:Regime's vulnerability exposed — Conservative outlets argue Iran's military incapacity and internal population discontent undermine its position amid external pressure.
Forget writing a check you can’t cash; President Donald Trump is escalating a war that the U.S. military can’t wage.
Trump has made it more than clear that he’s done negotiating with Tehran, after the U.S. military launched yet another wave of strikes against Iran Saturday in retribution for the deaths of at least two U.S. military service members in Jordan. (A third service member is missing after the strikes.) Clearly, the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. is over—and there’s no sign that the U.S. plans to turn back.
“The U.S. is planning for a wider war,” one U.S. official familiar with the matter told The Washington Post Monday. The official warned that U.S. military operations would be kneecapped by dwindling stockpiles of air defense and long-range munitions, as well as widespread damage to U.S. military bases in the Middle East.
“We do not have enough to safely sustain operations, and I don’t think the White House is aware of that,” the official added.
A report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies published in May estimated it will take until at least 2030 to restore the U.S. missile stockpile to prewar levels, leaving a multiyear “window of vulnerability” for the United States in potential future conflicts.
Since that study was published, the United States has only continued to execute military strikes, and Trump’s war against Iran has racked up a total estimated bill of more than $100 billion. U.S. Central Command said that the latest series of strikes had “successfully hit Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites.” Iran also claimed that the U.S. attacked a nuclear power plant in a “dangerous assault on Iran’s peaceful infrastructure.”
So far, at least 17 American service members have been killed in the war. ...
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