Why Attacking Iran Could Be Riskier Than Capturing Maduro

When President Trump said in January that a U.S. “armada” was heading to Iran, he compared it with the force used in the military’s recent lightning operation in Venezuela, saying it was “able to rapidly fulfill its mission, with speed and violence.” Now, as Mr.

Trump weighs options including limited strikes, experts warn an attack on Iran would be significantly more complex and could draw the United States into a protracted conflict. “There is no low-cost, easy, clean military option available in the case of Iran,” said Ali Vaez.

“There is a real risk that there will be American lives lost,” he added. Iran has one of the largest and most varied missile stockpiles in the Middle East, with drones and anti-ship weapons and medium-range ballistic missiles capable of traveling over 1,200 miles — within reach of American bases in western Turkey, Israel and the Gulf states.

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