WorldEXCLUSIVE: US strikes on Iran strengthen Trump’s options for new escalation, officials say
Three U.S. officials said recent waves of American strikes on Iran were intended in part to force open the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks are also targeting Iranian military capabilities, they said. Those capabilities are ones Washington would want to destroy before carrying out more complex operations against Iran. The officials’ comments indicate that the strikes are strengthening Donald Trump’s options for a further escalation.
EXCLUSIVE: US strikes on Iran strengthen Trump’s options for new escalation, officials say
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