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Militia in syria could target u.s. forces there. houthi rebels could target u.n. and saudi forces and even in afghanistan iran has loyal fight who are could attack the u.s. there. the u.s. would suddenly be threatened on many front far from iran. iran would also use its conventional forces, currently close to 1 million service personnel to target u.s. allies and bases in region. its navy would likely shut down vital oil shipping routes in the strait of hormuz, cutting the world from one-fifth of...

Forces. hezbollah and lebanoniles on is. militias in syria could target u.s. forces there. houthi rebels in yemen could target u.s. and saudi forces in saudi and the uae. even in ag, iran has loyal fighters who could attack u.s. troops there. the u.s. would suddenly be threatened on many fronts far from iran. iran would also use its conventional forces currently close to 1 million service personnel to target u.s. allies and bases in the region. its navy would likely shut down vital oil shipping ...

Region and fast. heres why. iran will fight an asymmetric war, use its network of regional proxies to target the u.s. and its allies far from iran. shea militia in iraq could target u.s. forces. hezbollah and lebanon could fire missiles. hezbollah and shea militias in syria could target u.s. forces there. hu houthi rebels in yemen could target saudi forces, and even in afghanistan iran has loyal fighters who could attack u.s. troops there. the u.s. would suddenly be threatened on many fronts far...

Worlds sea born crude oil supply passes through this strait. that is why it was concerning when ships were attacked. oil tankers the last couple of weeks, right here. it was a message from iran in effect, claims u.s. intelligence, that in the event of war it could significantly block or even shutdown this key entry part for oil in the world market. third point, the u.s. and iran have forces deployed in very close proximity throughout the region. you can see on the western side of the persian gul...

You know, we could see another attempt to shoot down another drone. we could see some attacks perhaps against some of the bases on the other side of the persian gulf in the middle east. those are all possibilities. i would hope it would not get to that point, but the u.s. has to be very careful in this case, and we also have to make sure that our force protection efforts in the region are at a very high level at this point. >> listen, im sure you heard my conversation with nicholas kristof, colo...

This point, is no u.s. personnel killed or injured? >> thats what i think hes established, thats obviously the way the iranians are operating. that also helps to explain why they put out today that they didnt go after an aircraft that had american personnel on it. but they went after a drone. >> general hurtling, the number of forces you have arrayed in this region, u.s. bases, two u.s. carrier groups, surveillance aircraft flying, and their level of alert right now, what kind of danger is that ...

Confusing escalatory situations now the u.s. president has repeatedly said he does. dont want to pull the u.s. into a new war and yet there are many very different voices weighing into this and they went on that yet donald trump doesnt seem to hesitate when it comes to trade wars so on the economic side hes very aggressive and that in the end that way but when it comes to military force actual wars hes on the record showing hes not interested in armed conflict in placed around the world he withd...

There. houthi rebels in yemen could target saudi forces in saudi and the uae. even in afghanistan iran has loyal fighters who could attack u.s. troops there. the u.s. would certainly be threatened on many fronts far from iran. iran would also use its conventional forces, currently close to 1 million service personnel, to target u.s. allies and bases in the region. its navy would likely shut down vital oil shipping routes in the strait of hormuz, cutting the world from one fifth of its energy sup...

This and see, again, where we stand and how this all plays out. stand by, nick. i want to bring in now colonel cedric leighton, who joins me on the phone. now iran knows that possible strikes are coming. how do they respond now, colonel? >> well, thats a really good question, don, because the element of surprise is obviously gone, and what iran may do is they may try to disperse some of their forces around the country. they may try to, you know, perhaps even attack other elements of the u.s. so ...

Terms of where u.s. troops are. as we look at military bases in the rege, theres a significant presence as we know in this area of the world. what are the options at this point? >> well, theres a whole range of options, obviously. and the fact that we do have the bases gives us capability. but on the other side it also creates targets for the iranians. this is a dhaucountry that has 0 missiles, they have drones, they have mines and proxy forces. and we saw proxy forces firing to southern iraq. t...