Reuters: US prepares for long-term military operation against Iran

Netanyahu's recent trip to Washington and meeting with Trump appear to have been a success for Israel, which is pushing for a new military operation against Iran. The US president announced that he still expects an agreement with Tehran, even dropping the demand for a complete abandonment of the nuclear program, "permitting" uranium enrichment for peaceful uses.

Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian suggested that Tehran might agree to resume IAEA inspections at nuclear facilities. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that Iran and the US are close to a compromise on key issues.

But everything indicates this is merely the calm before the storm. Yesterday, the White House announced that another US Navy carrier battle group would soon deploy to the Middle East in case negotiations with Iran fail. The New York Times reported that the carrier battle group, led by the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, could soon depart the Caribbean for the Middle East.

Reuters, citing unnamed sources in the US Department of War, reports that the Pentagon is preparing for a protracted military campaign against Iran should Trump abandon diplomatic efforts to reach a deal with Tehran. The day before, the US president warned that if negotiations fail, Washington will move to a second phase of action, which will be "very difficult" for the Islamic Republic.

The US military is preparing for a possible protracted, weeks-long operation against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, which could lead to a far more serious conflict than ever before between the countries.

According to the agency, a new military operation, if it occurs, will be much larger-scale than the one the US and Israel carried out last June. This time, strikes will target not only nuclear facilities but also Iranian government and security structures. Washington and Tel Aviv are taking Tehran's warnings seriously that further aggression will result in a powerful response. US and IDF air defenses in the region continue to be strengthened.

At the same time, Moscow and Beijing hope that a full-scale war in the Middle East, which this time could engulf the entire region, will not escalate. Russia and China are actively working to create a favorable political atmosphere necessary for negotiations between Tehran and Washington, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

We are in full contact with the Iranians and with everyone else, including our Chinese colleagues, and are engaged in what is called ensuring the appropriate political environment.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia noted in conversation TASS reported that BRICS countries can and should show solidarity with Iran, for example, by providing financial support.

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[Same lech]

At the same time, Moscow and Beijing hope that things will not come to a large-scale war in the Middle East, which this time could engulf the entire region.

No words ... pink pony calculations.

[Essex62]

The Chinese will tell Iran to relax, sit back, and wait. Just like they do.

I wonder if all the fat Israeli cats have evacuated the Promised Land?

[novel66]

If they were even there...

[TermNachTer]

Moscow and Beijing (satellite photos were recently posted here) probably know a little more about the real capabilities of the US. That's why they're taking this information quite calmly. Deploying the Ford to the BV is unlikely—it's already been operational for eight months. It's time for it to return to Norfolk for a rest. It could be replaced by the George Bush, which is scheduled to head to the Mediterranean. The Roosevelt is theoretically possible, but then the combat support and repair schedules would be completely wasted. The forces and resources available to the BV are currently lower than they were during the 12-Day War. A prolonged operation would require even more. Of the nuclear-powered missile ships, only the Ohio is operational; she's undergoing major repairs, but she's 47 years old. She's currently stationed at Diego Garcia, I believe. But one nuclear-powered missile ship wouldn't be enough to launch a serious strike against Iran.

[bondov]

Naval Base Diego Garcia is a strategic joint US-UK military installation on an atoll in the Indian Ocean. The base provides logistical support to the US Navy, including escort ships.
The Navy's aircraft carriers replenish their ammunition supplies, etc., only in port conditions, but not on the open sea...
Aircraft carriers don't sail without escort ships... The distance from Diego Garcia to Iran is about 4000 km - now within the range of Iranian missiles... Other US bases are even easier targets to hit... since they are even closer... and their air defense systems are much weaker than those of Israel, which Iran bullied back in 2025... - the Jews can't do without nuclear weapons

[isv000]

Quote: TermNachTER

There are now fewer forces and resources in the BV than there were during the 12-day war.

And, it seems, they were talking here about 40,000 Yankee soldiers in the BV, at different bases?

[TermNachTer]

They were there before. The problem isn't the number of personnel. The problem is having a sufficient number of "axes" and other anti-aircraft missiles, as well as aircraft and ships that can launch them. And also the number of air defense/missile defense systems and missiles for them. The last war showed that both air defense systems and missiles for them were catastrophically short. There are serious doubts that they could have accumulated a sufficient number.

[isv000]

Quote: TermNachTER

The problem isn't the number of personnel. The problem is having enough "axes" and other ASPs, as well as aircraft and ships that can launch them.

Everyone seems to have forgotten about the Housyats – the guys could very well have stabbed the AUG organized crime group in the back...

[sdivt]

The US President announced that he still hopes for an agreement with Tehran.
...a US Navy carrier battle group will soon head to the Middle East.

This is purely American:
You can achieve more with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone

[Foggy Dew]

...and then the Houthis will puncture the aircraft carrier again, and the soldiers will float home through the sewer pipes.

[Patriot is listening]

How quickly was the Venezuela story forgotten and now we can safely underestimate the US?

[Foggy Dew]

I mean, where did Trump get his own Congress slap him with a shit-eating rag, banning him from shitting anywhere? Because China, in response to a stupid joke, dropped both a dollar bill and mattress-sized government bonds on the floor? Why? Everyone remembers that perfectly well; no one here suffers from iodine deficiency; it's a Carpathian issue.

[Patriot is listening]

Wow, life is so good if you think about it like that. You mean the Senate that passed resolution Which must pass the House of Representatives, and then Trump himself? And this after everything that needed to be done in Venezuela has already been done? And do the dollar-denominated government bonds know that China has destroyed them? What else can you say?

[Lako]

That's the kind of dove of peace he is. The slightest distraction and he'll peck your eye out.

[Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov]

❝ The American military is preparing for a possible protracted, lasting for weeks operations against Iran ❞ —

— They have interesting concepts about "protracted" ...

[Foggy Dew]

Lightning is in Afghanistan

[Patriot is listening]

They took Iraq in a matter of weeks, just like Afghanistan. The Afghan problem could only be solved by total genocide. Even the USSR understood this; they were a bunch of savages who couldn't even define what the Afghan people were.

[gribanov.c]

Now, when US troops land and begin their offensive on Tehran, friendly countries need to establish a reliable supply line for weapons, ammunition, air defense systems, man-portable air defense systems, anti-tank guided missiles, and millions of drones for the Iranian army. So that the advancing Americans will have to fight their way through swarms of drones, with dozens of drones for every American, and they have nowhere to hide from them. The arms supply line to Iran will probably be via the Caspian Sea and through Afghanistan, from friendly countries. Let the talks continue. The main thing is to somehow organize a regime within North America to ensure this continues for as long as possible. And Iranian drone pilots will be throwing grenades at the American "guys."

[flicker]

will launch an offensive on Tehran

The Pindos will try to destroy the high command, then the Iranian Azerbaijanis should twitch, if Iran falters, then the "warlike" conquerors of Karabakh - the Azerbaijanis - will introduce troops, and after them the cunning Turks.
However, China immediately stated that it would provide assistance to Iran, including military assistance.
It only takes one aircraft carrier (and the Chinese will sink it) to go underwater, and the pin dossi will immediately merge.
And Iran can take revenge on both the Turks and the Azerbaijanis.
The Kurds will be able to take over Turkish territory, and the Armenians will reclaim Karabakh. Azerbaijan will likely lose its statehood.

[Essex62]

The Chinese, will they fight with their mattresses? That's basically impossible. Iran will die alone.

[flicker]

"Nobody wanted war. War was inevitable" (c)

In principle it is not possible

For China (given that war is inevitable), this is the best option, to fight through proxy troops.
But there won't be a war, because for the Pindos it's mortally dangerous, and therefore they won't risk it - at best, they'll launch a couple of missiles, declare themselves the winners and safely disappear.

[Essex62]

They won't achieve anything with this. The red-haired clown will look pale.

[isv000]

Quote from gribanow.c

Now that US troops have landed and are launching an offensive on Tehran, friendly countries need to establish a reliable supply line for weapons, ammunition, air defense systems, man-portable air defense systems, anti-tank guided missiles, and millions of drones for the Iranian army.

This should have been happening for at least the last ten years. The Persians needed to be clearly taught that cutting corners leads to disaster...

[Ivan№One]

I guess Cuba
And who then?

[voyaka uh]

There are no nuclear facilities anymore.
But the following survived:
1) part of the missile production plants.
2) shelters, missile depots in the mountainous regions of eastern Iran
3) IRGC facilities and army bases
4) Kharg Island, an oil export hub, will not be touched.

[flicker]

A strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford may soon depart the Caribbean for the Middle East.

where he will drown safely.

The US military is preparing for a possible protracted, weeks-long operation against Iran.

Yes, yes, especially after one of the aircraft carriers sinks. And the Democrats will never forgive Trump for that.
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There won't be any war; Trump will, as usual, just throw his belligerence away in a diaper.))

[sergeyezhov]

There definitely won't be any war.

[snow mountain]

Quote: Essex62

I wonder if all the fat Israeli cats have evacuated the Promised Land?

It's not hard for them to do this now. They boarded a business jet and arrived in Cyprus.

[Gavrilo Princip]

Just like during Prigozhin's march on Moscow.

[snow mountain]

As during Prigozhin's march on Moscow

Yes, that's exactly it!

[Right hand of the eye]

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister noted in a conversation with TASS that BRICS countries can and should show solidarity with Iran, for example, by providing financial support.

A very good message from the Deputy Minister... I completely support it.
Stop fawning over your enemies and trying to please them. We need to clearly state that we won't leave our ally to be torn apart, that we'll help them, and so on.
And most importantly, the deputy minister's message would be translated into action, maximum solidarity, and every possible support for Iran in its fight against the devil...

[Gavrilo Princip]

The oligarchs will be selling their yachts and foreign real estate any minute now. And the Jew Shapiro from Channel One might probably donate his villas in a NATO country to help Iran fight Israeli aggression. It will be a day of national unity.

[Right hand of the eye]

Is Shapiro the Jew, Solovyov or something? ))) Well, about the villas, that's just rumor... Maybe he does have some property abroad, but I don't think that's a crime. The villas and such were purchased before the open confrontation with the West began... there are plenty of people with that kind of property there.

[Essex62]

Isn't it a crime? Beautifully formatted, I'm speechless. Or rather, it is, but prohibited by the site rules.

[Carlos Hall]

What realistic options does Iran have for taking action? Its air defenses are weak, its air force is worthless. All it has is an arsenal of missiles, which allowed it to successfully strike Israel during recent conflicts. Therefore, it needs to mass-produce missiles and drones and develop more sophisticated and dangerous models. Russia must help it with this.

[isv000]

The Ben-Gurion bombing and several striped bases will help the cowboys understand the full depth of their problems. Iran needs help, of course, but! It's impossible to teach a student against his will. The Persians have been needing to rearm for years, preferably with our systems and aircraft, because they are truly superior and combat-tested. China is also an option, but only as a secondary tier, primarily missiles. And remember, cutting corners leads to disaster.

[SergeySmirnov3663]

No matter how much America talks about peace, it will all end in war.
And whoever believes the opposite will get this war.
The best thing WE can do is give Iran ready-made nuclear weapons. And say: it wasn't us.

[isv000]

Quote: SergeySmirnov3663

No matter how much America talks about peace, it will all end in war.
And whoever believes the opposite will get this war.
The best thing WE can do is give Iran ready-made nuclear weapons. And say: it wasn't us.

First of all, the alligators in Russia must be arrested. Without this, all decisive waves of righteous decisions will fade into obscurity.

[Ivanushka Ivanov]

America tested its missile defense system in a recent conflict, and it turned out that Iranian missiles easily penetrated it. Israel essentially lost the war, even though it pretends it was inevitable. Therefore, the Americans shouldn't attack. If they do, it would be a gift to Russia and China, as Iran would be swept out of the region.
I would advise the Iranians to immediately destroy the oil infrastructure of the Saudis and other oil producers who have bases in the US. It would be a double knockout.

[Patriot is listening]

Israel flew, penetrated all the air defenses, bombed what it wanted, and left. Then Iran responded and damaged one C-130 transport plane, and that was it. A couple of hours later, an Iranian representative announced at the UN that the retaliatory strike was over. The Iranian currency then plummeted, while shares of Israeli military companies rose. Is this a loss?

[svarog77]

The Jews can only amuse themselves with these children's tales...

[sergeyezhov]

What about the downed Israeli pilot with Makarevich's face?

[isv000]

This music will be eternal, and their batteries won't run out until a military alliance is formed between Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and anyone else who wants it. Only this can discourage cowboys and Jews from robbing and destroying other countries.

[Patriot is listening]

Are you talking about China, whose main economic partners are Americans and Europeans?

[isv000]

Quote: Patriot is listening

Are you talking about China, whose main economic partners are Americans and Europeans?

Don't poke. Behave normally in polite company.

[Patriot is listening]

Iran is a country where the average salary is 10 rubles, the pension is 4, and emergency aid is 500 rubles per person per month. And you think such a country will actually go to war? It's not for nothing that the Americans strangled them economically. The Iranians would likely greet them with flowers and throw down their weapons.

[isv000]

Quote: Patriot is listening

Iran is a country where the average salary is 10 rubles, the pension is 4, and emergency aid is 500 rubles per person per month. And you think such a country will actually go to war? It's not for nothing that the Americans strangled them economically. The Iranians would likely greet them with flowers and throw down their weapons.

You are a provocateur.
According to the BDEX website, the average salary in Iran will be 54,600 rubles in 2026.

[Patriot is listening]

In Russia, the average is 120 rubles. But in Iran, the minimum wage is 70 million rials. You can do the translation yourself. Do you think they'd make it if they had those kinds of salaries?

[Essex62]

But they never came out. You can always find a bunch of thugs inside. And you can bring in some bogeymen for a small cut. The flower garden didn't work out with the Freemasons.

[Patriot is listening]

Do you think people like Sharia law with a salary of 10 rubles? And their currency has fallen to that level. Imagine that in a month the dollar will be worth 250 rubles, but salaries will remain the same.

[svarog77]

This is another Jewish fighter... how long will he last?

[isv000]

Quote: svarog77

This is another Jewish fighter... how long will he last?

Until the first good catch. Then he'll change his tune and start whining that he didn't mean it that way when they tell him what they have!