Pentagon Readies "Contingency Plans" For Potential Escalation Against Iran
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by Tyler Durden
Sat, 06/15/2019 - 12:35
Amid fears that the US is running headlong into yet another sure to be disastrous war in the Middle East, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told reporters Friday that the Pentagon is prepping "contingency plans" should things quickly escalate militarily.
“When you look at the situation… 15 percent of the world’s oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz,†Shanahan said as quoted in The Washington Times. “So we obviously need to make contingency plans should the situation deteriorate. We also need to broaden our support for this international situation.â€
The Pentagon indicated it's further implementing plans to coordinate with America's international allies in the event of military confrontation with Iran — something which could prove difficult given the European Union has urged "maximum restraint" following Thursday's tanker attacks incident Washington quickly blamed on Iran. The UK has been the only exception, which immediately stood behind Pompeo and Trump's assessment.
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