Washington, DC \u2013 In an unprecedented military and political escalation, the US military and civilian leadership announced on Tuesday their full readiness for a major confrontation with Iran. They described the current actions as a battle to restore freedom of navigation and free the global economy from Iranian \u201ccapitalization.\u201d This coincided with a pledge to end Tehran\u2019s nuclear ambitions \u201cby any means necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n
50,000 soldiers are waiting for the signal<\/p>\n
The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Keane, confirmed that the US military is prepared to resume major combat operations against Iran, pending a direct political decision from President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
Keane explained at a press conference that Operation Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz aims to secure international shipping lanes. He stated that Iran has weaponized supply chains and violated maritime law.<\/p>\n
The global economy is \u201cheld hostage\u201d<\/p>\n
Keane revealed the scale of the humanitarian and economic disaster in the region. He also noted that more than 22,000 sailors are stranded on 1,500 commercial vessels in the Arabian Sea due to Iranian threats.<\/p>\n
He warned that the Revolutionary Guard is attempting to hold the global economy \u201chostage,\u201d asserting that US forces have identified and are neutralizing these threats. Despite nine incidents of gunfire against commercial vessels and ten attacks against US forces since the ceasefire, Keane maintained that these provocations have not yet reached the level of a full-scale war. However, he emphasized that further ship transits in the coming days will be conducted under the protection of a \u201cstrike force.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNuclear dust\u201d and Trump\u2019s upper hand<\/p>\n
For his part, US Secretary of Defense Pete Haigset issued a fiery statement vowing to seize Iran\u2019s enriched uranium stockpiles, which he described as \u201cnuclear dust.\u201d Haigset stated firmly, \u201cWe will get Iran\u2019s nuclear dust by any means necessary,\u201d emphasizing that preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon is an absolute and non-negotiable priority.<\/p>\n
Responding to questions about the seriousness of US promises and regime change, Haigset said, \u201cPresident Trump has not conceded anything; we hold the upper hand, and all the cards are in the president\u2019s hands.\u201d<\/p>\n
He described the Iranian regime as killing its innocent citizens and asserted that liberating the Iranian people from this \u201cyoke\u201d is an absolute necessity. He also stressed that this is a responsibility that rests with the Iranian people, supported by Washington\u2019s new strategy.<\/p>\n
Defense Minister: \u201cAmerica First\u201d as a security doctrine<\/p>\n
Hegsett emphasized that the current actions are driven by the \u201cAmerica First\u201d doctrine. While this rhetoric has historically focused on domestic affairs, the current administration is redefining it to encompass protecting American national security from nuclear threats and maritime piracy. It also considers curbing Iran\u2019s influence in the Persian Gulf a direct protection of American national interests.<\/p>\n
These simultaneous statements from Pentagon leaders place the region on the brink of disaster. Diplomacy appears to have been completely sidelined, with the option of \u201ccontrol and seizure\u201d now awaiting the final signal from the White House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Washington, DC \u2013 In an unprecedented military and political escalation, the US military and civilian leadership announced on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[13949,266,34,28250,34854,69,10020,1246,12698,12699,1705],"class_list":{"0":"post-99708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tehran","8":"tag-enriched-uranium","9":"tag-global-economy","10":"tag-iran","11":"tag-military-option","12":"tag-nuclear-dust","13":"tag-tehran","14":"tag-us-army","15":"tag-us-president-donald-trump","16":"tag-voice-of-emirates","17":"tag-voice-of-emirates-website-news","18":"tag-washington"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116524823505838168","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}