News keeps coming from USA. The possibility of has opened an internal pulse in Washington. The Pentagon warned to President Donald Trump of the risks of launching an attack that could become a prolonged intervention with multiple American casualties. This is already talking about dead people. But nothing seems to stop the president, who has quickly come out to deny any discrepancies and He assures that, if he decides to go for it, it would be “an easy victory.” As if it were a soccer game.
Among those who transferred these risks is the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, one of the most valued advisors on the national security team.
The underlying message was clear: It is a warning of what could happen, of evaluating the consequences. There is a possibility that it could lead to a long, complex conflict with a direct impact on US troops deployed in the region.
However, just a few hours after those warnings emerged, Trump used his Truth Social network to reject internal divisions. To make it clear that he is in charge, in other words. He assessed as “totally incorrect” the information that pointed to General Caine’s opposition to a war and defended that, although no one wants a conflict, if it occurs it would be “quick and successful.” The president also recalled that Caine was in charge of the operation known as “Midnight Hammer“, which last June damaged three facilities of the Iranian nuclear program. It does not go without saying.
Largest deployment since 2003
The political context of all this is not exactly minor. The United States currently maintains the largest military deployment in the Middle East since the Iraq war in 2003. And things seem to be heating up as the hours and days go by.
The pressure from the White House on Tehran has been increasing. Trump recently issued a ten-day ultimatum to negotiate, leaving the door open to military intervention if there is no progress. Meanwhile, talks between both countries continue and it is expected that An upcoming meeting in Geneva is key to reducing tension.
Congress wants to set limits
The possible escalation has also ignited debate in the Capitol. The congressmen Ro Khanna y Thomas Massie have pushed a War Powers resolution for Congress to vote this week to limit the president’s ability to resort to force without specific authorization. Fear of repercussion of a possible attack is more than palpable and is reaching all parts of the country.
It is insisted that a decision of this caliber cannot be made unilaterally and they recall precedents in which action was taken without parliamentary approval. The message is clear: if there is war, the Congress must be pronounced. In other words, it cannot be that Trump is the only one who decides something of such magnitude.
Diplomacy or confrontation
For now, the stage remains open. The rhetoric has hardened, the military deployment is visible and internal warnings exist. At the same time, The negotiations have not broken down.
The final decision, if it comes, will not only affect the relationship with Iran. It will also define the balance of power in Washington and the direction of American foreign policy. And what do we know if something of greater magnitude.
