
News Topical, Digital Desk : West Asia is once again in the grip of war. The recent tension between Iran and Israel has now turned into an open war. Meanwhile, America, which is trying to distance itself from the Ukraine war, is also getting drawn into this fire.
Israel carried out air strikes on Tehran, after which the situation went out of control. US President Donald Trump had earlier talked about reconciliation on Iran's nuclear issue, but Israel's attack ruined everything. Now America is standing with Israel, but will it jump completely into this war?
Leaders of Trump's party are supporting Israel
Republican leader Mike Johnson said that Israel's step is right and it has the right to defend itself. Senator Lindsey Graham said on June 13 that if the reconciliation efforts fail, then America should provide all possible help to Israel.
Israel is trying to destroy Iran's nuclear sites and wants America to include its powerful warships in this mission. But Trump is in a dilemma whether to end the war or drag America into a new long battle?
However, let us tell you that before the US presidential election, Donald Trump had criticized the Joe Biden administration for dragging America into the Ukraine-Russia war.
America is helping secretly
The US is currently helping Israel behind the scenes. Its military air defense system protected Israel from Iranian attacks. On June 13, a US warship shot down Iranian missiles. The US Central Command (Centcom) is probably helping Israel monitor Iranian ballistic missiles. But the US is not ready for a full-blown war yet.
In May, it withdrew one of its two aircraft carriers from the region. The stealth B-2 bombers stationed in Diego Garcia were also replaced with older B-52s. The path of dialogue with Iran also now appears to be closed.
How did Iran suffer such a big blow?
According to a report on June 14, an Iranian official called the US-Iran talks redundant. Meanwhile, the US decided to send one of its warships bound for Vietnam to West Asia.
According to the New York Times report, Iran was confident that Israel would not attack before the talks to be held in Oman on June 15. In this belief, the Iranian army ignored its security arrangements. The result was that Israel launched a massive attack on the military base in Tehran, in which many people including the top officer of the Revolutionary Guards, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, were killed.
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