Let’s Have a War! Portents of Trump Plan to Target Iran Increase

Reuters: “Trump has pushed the United States to the brink of war with Iran even as aides urge him to focus more on voters’ economic worries.” More here.
WaPo: “The U.S. military has rapidly increased its presence near Iran, shifting more than 150 aircraft to bases in Europe and the Middle East since a second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran ended without a breakthrough on Feb. 17, according to publicly available flight tracking data and satellite imagery reviewed by The Washington Post.”. More here.
NBC: “If Iran’s leaders believe U.S. strikes threaten their hold on power, they may opt to launch large-scale retaliation aimed at causing American casualties or disrupting the oil industry in the Persian Gulf, former U.S. officials, foreign diplomats and experts say.” More here.
HuffPo: “President Donald Trump on Monday bashed multiple media reports that suggested his top military adviser, Gen. Dan Caine, had issued warnings about the serious risks of a military operation against Iran” – with plenty of his predictable invective. More here.