Ex-US general insists Iran campaign is 'further along' than expected based on years of simulations

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President Trump said Monday that a deal with Iran could come this week. But warned on Truth Social, the US would obliterate the regime’s power plants, oil wells, and its main export hub, Kharg Island, if negotiations fell through.

and Joe Biden, insisted that the US and Israel’s ongoing bombardments would cripple Iran ’s military and pave the way to total victory.“I’ve simulated this for many years in many positions at Central Command.

We’re a little further along than we would have expected to be at this point in all the simulations that I’ve seen,” he added.JetBlue hikes baggage fees to offset higher fuel costs sparked by Iran war; other airlines may follow suitLeaked audio reveals Michigan Dem urged silence on Khamenei’s death because of ‘sad’ voters The Islamic republic shut down the critical trade route in retaliation to America and Israel’s war campaign, leading to soaring fuel prices and shortages around the world. “What we’re doing right now is we’re reducing Iranian ability to target ships in the strait through their short range missiles, their drones and other activities,” McKenzie explained. “We do that by maintaining air superiority over southern Iran on a 24/7 basis, looking for where these missiles are and striking them relentlessly,” he added. “Once we reduce those to a very low level, then you’ll be able to go in, if necessary, sweep for mines.”An Iranian attack on the Prince Sultan air base, in Saudi Arabia, destroyed a critical American aircraft over the weekend.The retired general noted that the US has had many years to plan for seizing the Strait of Hormuz, along with Kharg Island, which houses the bulk of Iran’s oil production. “If you seize Kharg Island, you really can shut down the Iranian oil economy completely,” he said. “… We need to continue to press them very hard, because that is, in fact, the only thing they will respond to.” It remains unclear how long the war in Iran might last as Tehran continues to refuse direct negotiations with the US, with its leaders demanding full compensation over the destruction of the fighting. With the war entering its second month, Trump and team are allegedly looking to complete the operation by mid-April, which could include the deployment of ground forces deep within Iran,The president has maintained that the US would fulfill several goals in the war, including the destruction of Iran’s nuclear program and Tehran’s ability to control its terror network in the Middle East.Girl, 3, has intestines ripped out in freak pool drain accident -- and miraculously survivesPentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran — as Trump warned regime to ‘get serious’ about peace deal: reportTaylor Frankie Paul returns to Instagram following ‘Bachelorette’ cancellation, domestic violence investigationFace the Nation / CBSAn Iranian attack on the Prince Sultan air base, in Saudi Arabia, destroyed a critical American aircraft over the weekend.Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo

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