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U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that any attack against the U.S. will be met with the "full strength and might" of the U.S. military.
'Full strength...will come down': Trump warns Iran of unprecedented US military response if attacked
Trump warned Iran on Sunday that it would experience “the full strength” of the US military if it attacks the United States, reiterating that Washington “had nothing to do” with Israel’s strikes on Tehran.
Israel's attack on Iran raises questions like whether the US will get involved, how Iran will respond, and if a wider conflict may be triggered.
Tehran said American bases in the Middle East could face reprisals if the U.S. helped repel Iranian attacks on Israel.
Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, considering scenarios in which tensions between Israel and Iran escalated into all-out war and preparing U.
Iranian officials and lawmakers are warning of a withering Iranian retaliatory response against Israel but decision makers in Tehran may need to weigh up a major constraint: the desire to avoid actions that would bring the U.
U.S. officials told multiple outlets that the Navy directed the USS Thomas Hudner, a destroyer capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, from the western Mediterranean Sea toward the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where it will join the USS Arleigh Burke. A second destroyer was also ordered to change course to be available if requested.
Senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot weighs in on Iran's retaliatory strikes of Israel as the conflict continues to escalate on 'Special Report.'