“There would be no going back from this. There’s no such thing as a ‘one and done’ military strike on Iran.”
By Jake Johnson, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 6-18-2019

John Bolton, National Security Advisor, receives a command and control update from Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), on the command’s Battle Deck during his trip to USSTRATCOM, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Feb. 14, 2019. Photo: Julie Matyascik
As the Trump administration prepares to deploy 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East in a move critics warned will heighten the possibility of all-out war with Iran, United Nations officials reportedly believe the U.S. is also planning a major “aerial bombardment” of an Iranian nuclear facility.
United Nations officials are “assessing the United States’ plans to carry out a tactical assault on Iran,” the Jerusalem Post reported Monday, citing anonymous diplomatic sources at the U.N. headquarters in New York. Continue reading