U.S. braces for response as Iran weighs its options

Washington – The Serpinti echoed in the Middle East while the serpinti was prepared for an unpredictable response from a Washington -angular but determined Islamic Republic to strike from President Trump’s historical gambling to the nuclear facilities of Iran.

Although the Iranian government underestimated the impact of the US attack, draws attention to the depths of the nuclear know-how for decades, US military officials said Iran’s sensitive strikes against Iran’s three main nuclear facilities caused “extremely severe damage and destruction”.

A senior Israeli official told Times that Jerusalem was so satisfied with the operation that Iran was prepared to suspend hostility if Iran finished missing missiles against the territory of Israel.

The Israeli official said, “We are ready to be done,” he said, he gave anonymously to speak sincerely.

As the dust settled, the sun rises and the satellite images came out of the wreckage, the main question between Trump management officials How does Tehran react – Many were destroyed both in the military, the US interests in the Gulf of Basra and around the world, and the remains of the nuclear program.

Tehran’s nuclear armed allies in Russia and North Korea criticized the military campaign, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev increased the likelihood of Moscow to give Iran a nuclear war title in response to attacks.

The Israeli official rejected this idea to meet with Moscow through the Iran program. “We are worried,” he said.

Trump’s military action, dubbingOperation Midnight Hammer”As a last resort to a nuclear Iran for more than twenty years, it was an unexpected year prepared by Trump’s predecessors.

Since the restarts of the Fissile enrichment program in 2005, Tehran warned that the Republican and democratic presidents could never be allowed to take nuclear weapons. However, a constellation of diplomatic negotiations and complex agreements did not deter him from the principle of ur the right to enrich ”uranium close to the arms class in its territory.

Despite the dramatic nature of the US air strike, very few in Washington expressed appetite for the long -term war with Iran and reiterated its interest in the ceasefire after evaluating Israel’s first operations. Vice President JD Vance, the USA “In war” with Iran On Sunday, to tell the CBS that the nation was “in war with Iran’s nuclear program”.

However, the expectation of another full -scale US war in the Middle East made it felt by the weekend strikes, shook Capitol Hill on Sunday, and forced the democrats who forced to force Trump to vote under the Law of War forces to Iran.

Both more than 60 congress members, including Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer from New York and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, called on the Congress authority for another transaction. At least A Republican– Thomas Massie from Representative KentuckyHe joined the call.

The Pentagon said that the seven B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber uses a 30,000-pound bomb-slapt director penetration known as “Bunker Busters, for their ability to destroy deep underground embedded facilities against Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.

Last week, the US operation watched an Israeli campaign that began with strikes against Iranian air defenses and nuclear facilities, scientists and research facilities and military generals, ballistic missile launching pads and storage warehouses.

While the Israeli official believes that strikes on Saturday, the US and Israel, are a strategic victory on Saturday, and some concerns that Iran may have removed critical equipment and material in Fordow, a enrichment facility buried next to a mountain.

“This continues to be a question mark,” the authority added confidence that Israeli intelligence will be aware of other important nuclear facilities.

Trump addressed the nation during the attacks on Saturday night, warned Iran US attacks can continue If he refuses to give up his nuclear program.

Trump, besieged by Trump, Vice President, National Security Advisor and Defense Secretary, said, “There will be peace or tragedy for Iran, much larger than we witnessed for the last eight days.“ Remember, many targets remained. It was the hardest of all tonight, by far and perhaps the most deadly. But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after other goals with sensitive, speed and skill. Many of them can be removed in a few minutes. “

The satellite image shows the Natanz enrichment facility in Iran after the US strike.

(Maxar Technologies through Associated Press)

On Sunday, the most important question on the minds of observers in the region is what Iran’s reaction will take.

Iranian officials, damaging the nuclear facilities, screamed the effect of strikes, but the know-how remained intact.

“Them [the United States and Israel] This industry has roots in our country and the roots of this national industry cannot be destroyed. ”

“Of course, we have suffered some losses, but this is the first time the industry has not been damaged.… Naturally, this industry should continue and its growth will not stop.”

Irib State Publisher Irib Deputy Political Director Hassan Abedini said that the targeted nuclear fields were evacuated some time before the attacks and that they did not suffer a big blow because the materials were already removed ”.

Government spokesman Fatimah Mohajerani said on Sunday, including leaders in Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, including leaders in the targeted regions, as a result of strikes, as a result of the strikes are not nuclear contamination and said they could öyle continue their lives ”.

The US attacks were satisfied with Swift satisfaction for the restriction from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and both issued statements to reduce all parties. In the meantime, Iraq, Qatar publisher Al-Jazeera, according to an interview with a government spokesman, the US rise pose a serious threat to peace and security in the Middle East, “he said.

Oman, a key mediator in the negotiations between Tehran and Washington, was more frightened by expressing that he said that the US attacks were “termination and condemnation”.

In Europe, governments warned and supported Israel.

France, known as E3, said in a statement, Germany and Italy, “Iran can never be a nuclear weapon and no longer pose a threat to regional security,” he said. “Our aim continues to prevent Iran from buying nuclear weapons.”

The last important face between Iran and the United States, the first period of Trump, the best Iranian commander in 2020 Gen. Qassem took place when he ordered the assassination of Sülimani.

The satellite image shows a close look of the Isfahan nuclear technology facility in Iran after the US strike.

(Maxar Technologies through Associated Press)

This attack encouraged an angry retaliation forecasts for the fear of activating the regional militia network to attack the US forces and interests of Washington’s footsteps in the region, deploying Tehran’s missile arsenal. Instead, Tehran reacted with a little more than a ballistic missile dam clearly on a US base in Iraq.

Iran’s options are even more limited this time. Most of the network, known as the “Axis of Resistance ve and contains militia in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Gaza, Afghanistan and Yemen, and pro -Tehran governments, are affected after more than 20 months of Israel attacks.

Although allies such as Russia and China export the condemnation of the US attack, it seems to be very few appetizers for participation beyond mediation statements and mediation proposals. And how much remains of Tehran’s missile capacity are uncertain, the Israeli official roughly 1,000 ballistic missiles – half of their capacity before the last conflict can be used for them.

However, the Islamic Revolutionary Corps warned that the United States should expect “sad answers”.

Guard Corps said on Sunday, “Instead of learning from repeated failures, Washington attacked directly peaceful facilities and put himself in the front ranks of aggression effectively,” he said. He implied that his goals would include the US military presence in the region.

“The number, distribution and size of the US military bases in the region doubled their vulnerable, not a power,” he said.

According to the Pentagon figures, the United States are deployed more than 40,000 in the region and they have bases in at least 10 countries in the region to avoid mentioning an important asset in the sea.

Nevertheless, experts say that the most likely scenario will contain disruptions in the transport lanes, and that Iran will use the control of the Hormuz Strait, a 30 -mile -wide oil transit Chokepoint, which deals with one -fifth of world energy flows; Or he invites Yemen’s Houthis to intensify the harassment campaign of merchant ships in the Red Sea.

A situation in which Iran has experience: During the conflict with Iraq in the eighties, Tehran dealt with the so -called “Tanker War,, attacked hundreds of Iraqi ships near the Hormuz, and went directly to the US navy.

The sender is already surrounding themselves for interruptions. But the Danish shipping giant Maersk Continuing to use the Hormuz Strait For now.

Maersk said in a statement, “We will constantly monitor the risk of security for certain ships in the region and we are ready to do operational operations as necessary,” he said.

Wilner reported from Bulos from Beirut from Washington.