America Prepares for a Long War.. Iran Re-arms Itself

Washington is preparing for a protracted conflict scenario with Tehran, as reports grow of the possibility of new strikes against Iran before or after the U.S. midterm congressional elections, despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that the war could end soon. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz affirmed that his country is preparing for the possibility of a prolonged conflict with Iran, despite Washington’s hopes that military strikes and economic sanctions would compel Tehran to make concessions on its nuclear program and restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. For his part, Trump stated that Washington is capable of controlling Iran and seizing its oil.

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barak did not rule out the possibility of a U.S. strike on Iran over the weekend, noting that Trump had repeatedly offered Tehran opportunities to reach an agreement. According to U.S. officials, President Donald Trump is considering resuming the war against Iran with strikes lasting several days, likely to begin immediately after the midterm congressional elections, amid assessments within his administration that Iran’s battered economy could leave the regime vulnerable to collapse under the pressure of a new round of bombardment.

Trump told reporters before leaving the White House, “We can end it very quickly... The question is: Do we want to settle the conflict or let it fade away?” Upon arriving in Florida, he said Washington might carry out another military operation against Iran. He added that oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, stating, “We are getting everything we want.” On Wednesday, he had said that “something, one way or another, will happen fairly soon.”

On Friday, U.S. envoy Tom Barak said he did not rule out that the United States would launch a strike on Iran by the end of the current week, according to the Agence France-Presse.