Barak Ravid reported earlier on Wednesday that “a U.S. military operation in Iran would likely be a massive, weeks-long campaign that would look more like full-fledged war"
  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    41·
    20 days ago

    According to Axios, this is why (I’m guessing it’s mostly about the oil because he’s a moron):

    • Long-running nuclear dispute. The U.S. and Iran have had off-and-on talks about striking a nuclear deal for months.
    • Protester killings
    • He already sent aircraft carriers with threats - Chekhov’s aircraft carrier
    • Pressure from Israel
    • The oil factor
    • A sense of regime weakness

    https://www.axios.com/2026/02/18/trump-iran-war-reasons-military-strikes

    • saimen@feddit.orgEnglish
      11·
      20 days ago

      Hmm I thought the main reasons would be that there is a great public support for a regime change right now especially among Iranians and that there is a potential new leader (the son of the Shah) who might provide stability afterwards.