Possible excessive losses: “Involvement in a protracted conflict” – US Chief of General Staff warns of assault on Iran | EUROtoday

US Chief of Staff Dan Caine has warned of the dangers of a attainable US assault on Iran, in keeping with US media experiences. Caine expressed concern to the White House and the Pentagon that ammunition shortages and an absence of assist from allies may improve the hazard to US troopers in an assault, the Washington Post reported on Monday. US President Donald Trump denied experiences of Caine’s reservations.

The Wall Street Journal reported that each the senior basic and different Pentagon officers had warned of the dangers of a US assault. Accordingly, an operation would end in excessive losses for the US Army and allied forces. There can also be a danger that US air defenses might be exhausted within the occasion of an assault on Iran.

The information portal Axios reported that Caine had warned the US authorities in opposition to changing into “entangled in a protracted conflict.” According to Axios, US particular envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who’re at the moment conducting nuclear talks with Tehran, have additionally urged the US president to chorus from assaults and provides diplomacy an opportunity.

Trump accused the US media on his on-line service Truth Social of “intentionally false” reporting. It was “100 percent wrong” that Caine “is against us going to war with Iran,” he stated. “General Caine, like all of us, does not want to see war, but if the decision is made to attack Iran on a military level, his view is that it will be something that is easy to win.”

Caine didn’t discuss not attacking Iran, Trump stated. “He only knows one thing: how to win, and if you tell him to do that, he will take the lead,” the US president added.

At the identical time, Trump repeated his threats in opposition to Tehran. “I would rather have an agreement than no agreement, but if we don’t reach an agreement it will be a very bad day for this country and unfortunately for its citizens,” he stated.

For weeks, Trump has been threatening Iran with a army assault if Tehran doesn’t make concessions in a brand new nuclear settlement. At the identical time, the US Army elevated its presence within the Gulf area. Despite threatening gestures on either side, the nuclear talks are set to proceed on Thursday in Geneva.

At the start of February there was a primary spherical of talks mediated by Oman. The US is pushing for an settlement on Iran’s nuclear program and the tip of Iran’s missile program. Tehran insists that talks are restricted to the nuclear problem and the lifting of sanctions in opposition to the nation. Western states accuse Iran of aiming for a nuclear bomb – however Tehran rejects this.