From PNW:
The Middle East is once again holding its breath. Washington and Jerusalem are weighing another strike on Iran. Tehran is warning that any new attack could set the entire region ablaze. American forces are moving, diplomats are leaving, and claims of secret ultimatums and last-minute evacuations are racing across the internet.
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President Trump has threatened “another little Epic Fury” and said the United States could “just take all of the oil.” Iran’s answer has been equally stark. Tehran says a new attack would bring a wider war, with American bases, Gulf neighbors, energy sites and civilian infrastructure all potentially in the line of fire. The threat now extends beyond oil and military targets. Iranian security officials say Tehran has detailed plans to hit undersea cables that carry internet traffic through the Gulf. Iranian officials have also threatened data centers and other U.S.-linked technology sites. A strike that cuts off communications or disrupts banking and online services could make a regional war felt in ways that reach far beyond the battlefield. Some of those claims may prove wrong. But the atmosphere they describe is real: the world is preparing for a crisis that could spread far beyond Iran.