In this handout photograph released by the US Navy on Feb. 6, 2026, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187), and Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), sail in formation in the Arabian Sea, on Feb. 6. (Credit: Petty officer 1st Class Jesse Monford / US NAVY / AFP)
In recent hours, reports of an imminent U.S. military intervention against Iran have multiplied. On Feb. 18, U.S. President Donald Trump convened his top advisers to discuss the Iranian file in particular, after press revelations pointed to imminent military action .Trump currently has several options – should he decide to strike Iran – all aimed at inflicting significant damage on the Iranian regime and its regional proxies, according to American officials cited by The Wall Street Journal. As the United States deployed the largest airpower presence in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the newspaper notes that preparations appear to be geared toward a conflict lasting at least several weeks.What might such a campaign look like — one expected to differ markedly from last June’s operation, when the U.S. carried out limited,...
In recent hours, reports of an imminent U.S. military intervention against Iran have multiplied. On Feb. 18, U.S. President Donald Trump convened his top advisers to discuss the Iranian file in particular, after press revelations pointed to imminent military action .Trump currently has several options – should he decide to strike Iran – all aimed at inflicting significant damage on the Iranian regime and its regional proxies, according to American officials cited by The Wall Street Journal. As the United States deployed the largest airpower presence in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the newspaper notes that preparations appear to be geared toward a conflict lasting at least several weeks.What might such a campaign look like — one expected to differ markedly from last June’s operation, when the U.S. carried out...
