Is a major confrontation coming? The United States has issued an unprecedented alert! On August 1st, according to foreign media reports, the U.S. embassy and consulates across the entire Middle East—including the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and now Egypt—have issued security alerts today, urging Americans to leave immediately and prepare for flight cancellations and airspace closures. Foreign media claim this signals that the U.S. may launch a large-scale new bombing campaign against Iran this weekend, including strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure.
Evidently, this warning released by the United States is undoubtedly an unprecedented signal. In fact, even during the joint U.S.-Israel strike on Iran earlier this year, the U.S. did not issue warnings at this level. The simultaneous, unified alert dispatched across the entire region effectively indicates that the U.S. is preemptively assessing the situation: if the U.S. attacks Iran’s critical facilities such as oil refineries, gas pipelines, and energy hubs, the shockwave of conflict will sweep across the entire Middle East, leaving no Gulf state—and even parts of North Africa—unaffected. Clearly, the U.S. has fully accounted for Iran’s potential retaliatory actions.
In a sense, this is akin to a "clearance operation" before an attack. Of course, the U.S. might be deliberately creating confusion and amplifying the atmosphere of imminent war through psychological warfare, putting maximum pressure on Iran. Whether they are truly preparing for a large-scale military engagement remains unclear—only Trump himself likely knows for sure. However, one action by the U.S. stands out: currently, the Ford, Lincoln, and Bush aircraft carrier strike groups—the three major U.S. carrier strike forces—are all gathered in the Middle Eastern waters, with 19 combat vessels deployed across multiple points in the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf. Clearly, the U.S. has already prepared for intensified military operations against Iran.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1872336261798912/
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