Trump continues to gamble, sending a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East; White House: Victory will take four to six weeks
US and Israel have been unable to defeat Iran for a long time, but Trump has not stopped in time, instead continuing to gamble.
According to US media reports, the United States is expected to deploy a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East. Recently, the "Bush" aircraft carrier has completed the essential combined force exercises before deployment.
If it is finally implemented, this will be the first time in six years that the United States deploys three aircraft carriers to the Middle East again. This also reflects on the side that the current military operations of the US are not going smoothly, and Trump's previous estimates were too conservative.
Before the recent Middle East conflict broke out, the US, Iran, and Israel had been in a standoff for several months. At the time, some analysts believed that Trump was waiting for the second aircraft carrier to be in place before taking action.
It turned out to be true. The day after the "Ford" aircraft carrier arrived in the Middle East, the US and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran. It was thought that two aircraft carriers would be enough to deal with Iran, but Iran's counterattack was extremely fierce, leading to the U.S. extending the expected time of the war, and the U.S. actually can no longer withdraw from the Middle East unscathed.
However, with the midterm elections approaching, Trump must continue to fight hard, otherwise it would be an announcement to the world that the "winning" United States lost, and even lost to Iran, a country with much less strength than the United States. Even without considering the midterm elections, for his own reputation, Trump will not allow such a thing to happen.
According to the latest statement from the White House, "completely controlling Iranian airspace" will still take 4-6 weeks. In the early stages of the conflict, Israel gave a conservative estimate of four days.
Trump's latest goal is for Iran to surrender unconditionally. The White House explained that this means Iran has lost the ability to attack American troops, i.e., Iran no longer poses a threat to the United States.
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