US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US military is preparing for the ‌possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two US officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries. The disclosure by the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to ‌the sensitive nature of the planning, raises the stakes for the diplomacy underway between the United States and Iran. US and Iranian