The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq offered a stark lesson in the limits of military force. The Iran attacks suggest an era of postwar wariness is over.
President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic negotiations. Few of the president’s advisers voiced opposition.
Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged the possibility of an extended campaign, as the military announced that six U.S. service members had been killed so far.
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Higher fuel prices and lower demand for international flights are expected to eat into airlines’ profits.
In a brief interview, he said the country’s hardened military should simply surrender their weapons to the Iranian public.
President Trump again deployed heavy force against a country with which he had been negotiating, continuing a pattern seen in previous attacks on Iran and Venezuela.
The grim toll signaled that Iran was more prepared for war than the Trump administration anticipated, U.S. military officials said.
How long prices remain high will depend on what the United States, Israel and Iran do next.
Lawmakers questioned whether the United States faced an “imminent” threat from Iran, a requirement for the president to lawfully initiate military action without congressional approval.