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[–] Malkhodr@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago

❗️CENTCOM calls on troops to offer 'creative' ways to 'punish' Iran

ExpandAccording to an exclusive CNN report, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has launched an internal brainstorming blitz last week, instructing military analysts to pitch untraditional tactics to intensify pressure on Iran.

"We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran," an officer in the intelligence branch of CENTCOM wrote in an email sent Wednesday to a broad group of military analysts, according to a source familiar with the message.

The broad digital appeal highlights mounting anxiety within Pentagon ranks as planners struggle to break a strategic stalemate under the weight of narrowing options. The initiative underscores the friction facing Washington as conventional military measures fail to force Tehran into submission.

"At the end of the day, POTUS will want a deal, so he’ll continually look for ways to get tough and get out of this,” one of CNN's sources said.

"You need creative minds at times — especially if you’re running out of conventional options."

https://t.me/thecradlemedia/65472

Sounds to me like asking for suggestions on how to sell the defeat of the US, but idk.