The June 2025 conflict with Iran depleted Israeli and U.S. stocks of antiballistic missiles. If there is another war, the pressure will be on to destroy Iranian missiles before they can be launched.
The national mood is somewhere between anxiety, resignation and anticipation as President Trump considers whether to attack Iran.
The national mood is somewhere between anxiety, resignation and anticipation as President Trump considers whether to attack Iran.
President Trump has kept up a steady drumbeat of threats and built up U.S. troops in the region. Iran’s task is to give him a win but also preserve some semblance of nuclear enrichment.
Stores are well stocked, and there have been no reports of shortages of food and other essentials, but many Iranians are in limbo as they wait to see whether U.S. forces will attack.
The government in Tehran sees capitulating to Washington’s demands on uranium enrichment and ballistic missiles as riskier to its survival than going to war, analysts say.
Security officials are monitoring increasingly worrisome signs as President Trump considers another military campaign against Iran.
Within days of the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities last year, all sides agreed to a cease-fire. This time could be different.
President Trump has given no indication that he has made a decision about how to proceed, as diplomatic talks continue.
President Trump threatened to strike Iran, but the military has needed time to build up its forces in the region.