Trump is the most pro-Israeli president that has ever served in the White House.
So unless Trump exits the Oval Office prematurely, or
unless Iran becomes a nuclear power, then in all likelihood
Iran is going to get thoroughly bombed by the Americans and/or Israelis before 2029, if not this year or next year.
This
classic meme perhaps best embody the conundrum in play. Except swap out
Iraq for
Iran, and
had for
will have.
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Iran does possess certain capabilities for detecting stealth aircraft, but to reasonably
deter a strike conducted by B-2 bombers and F-35 fighters, and other 5th gen platforms, the Iranians are going to need a lot more resources than what's in hand.
There's obviously a reasonable chance that the USN, USAF and IAF will lose airframes and crews in an air campaign against Iran, but odds remain in their favor against Iran in terms of overall mission success.
From an American perspective, what
absolutely needs to be avoided is a ground war, as no one wants another Iraq or Afghanistan.