Fear of war increases as Iran launches drone attack on US taskforce
Fears of war between the US and Iran have increased after Tehran’s drone fire in the Arabian Sea, which threatens to escalate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and attempt a major drone attack on the US fleet.
Tensions are rising in the Middle East amid fears rogue elements of Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could launch follow-up attacks on the US carrier fleet. This is the story of the Shaheed-139 attack drone being shot down as it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Force stationed 500 miles away from Iran in the Arabian Sea.
Sources say US President Donald Trump has called for military strike plans ranging from quick and decisive strikes below the war threshold to devastating waves of missiles.
They are believed to have been advised to carry out attacks that would not risk long-term conflict, while Iran’s regime fears US attacks could further embolden protesters. And any conflict between the US and Iran risks spilling over into a wider region.
Israeli attack on Lebanon’s Hezbollah on February 2 (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
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The USS Abraham Lincoln is on high alert for strike orders against nuclear, IRGC, regime or other targets as buffers are being strained by behind-the-scenes de-escalation talks. America’s massive carrier strike force, equipped with fighters including F-35C and Super Hornet attack aircraft, is escorted by six destroyers.
Squadrons of F15 fighters have been deployed to the Middle East as well as stealth bombers have been moved into position. According to intelligence analysts, Tehran will not accept handing over its enriched uranium or back down from shutting down its ballistic missile programme. US demands have ranged from insisting on reducing risks to protesters and not executing anyone to telling the regime it should give up its nuclear and weapons programmes.
US President Donald Trump has demanded Iran give up its nuclear program. (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
The three-point position rests on no enrichment on Iranian soil, removal of all enriched uranium and restrictions on Iran’s ballistic missile programme. One assessment warned that Iran has responded to growing external pressure by “drawing clear red lines and clarifying limits on retaliation. ” Ali Shamkhani, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, publicly stated that any US attack on Iran, regardless of scale, would inevitably escalate into a major crisis, warning that Tehran would respond by attacking Israel and targeting US assets in the Persian Gulf and Azerbaijan.
“Such language is designed to deter U.S. action by emphasising inevitability, comprehensiveness, and unpredictability, while signalling that Iran will not tolerate military coercion without a response. This deterrent posture underscores Tehran’s strategic belief that it must show readiness to impose costs on adversaries to protect its interests, even as it simultaneously engages in diplomatic outreach.”
After the Israeli attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
It warned that failure to reach an agreement between the US and Iran would likely result in the conflict spreading to a wider region. It added: “If the outcome of the negotiations is largely consistent with US objectives, nuclear risks and potential reductions in proxy-enabled instability could reshape the strategic balance, although with persistent challenges in verification, enforcement, and residual regional tensions.” Conversely, failure to bridge fundamental differences could fuel hostilities, encourage proxy escalation, and perpetuate a cycle of managed instability that extends well beyond immediate theaters of pressure. Is spread.”
Sporadic demonstrations continue inside Iran, and the regime looks increasingly vulnerable as security officials look for an off-ramp, according to sources. Sources told Mirror that even if the US does not fire at Iran, it now looks likely that Israel will opt for an attack against Iran instead of reducing tensions.
Pentagon chief making war plans (Image: AP)
Sources told the Mirror that Trump would not budge on nuclear demands because an Iranian centrifuge could rapidly transform uranium to levels at which it could become a threat.
Israel has stressed the example of limiting Iran’s ballistic missile programme, which it will not abandon. A security source told the Daily Mirror: “There is so little scope for this that I am pessimistic about the prospects for success, unless one side makes concessions. I don’t see Iran doing that. And there are some in the Iranian leadership who think a measured conflict, not a big, extended war, is necessary and the willingness to compromise with the US is generally low.”
Iran’s football players have been targeted by the brutal regime
Iranian football players have been targeted with guns in Tehran. Amir Ghadarzadeh, a 19-year-old player from top-flight club Sepahan Isfahan, and Mohammad Hossein Hosseini of Sepahan Isfahan’s youth team have become symbols of a generation of footballers and sports athletes who are falling victim to Iran’s brutal regime.
“He is in danger of being executed,” Zohreh Abdullahkhani, a sports and social stability researcher, told the Mirror.
