Chapter 389 Choosing War

Even rabbits will bite when they are cornered, let alone the United States. During the Cold War, it was the leader of NATO. But now, it is being toyed around with by the rogue Iran. This is intolerable!

Carter hasn't done anything earth-shattering since he came to power. Every time he is caught by the braid and severely abused. Now, Carter is finally enraged. If the tiger doesn't show its power, do you think it is a sick cat?

Moreover, it is not just Carter, the entire United States can be said to be enraged! The Vietnam War of the United States was launched without any signs, and it was completely an act of aggression by the United States. But now it is different. It is the Iranians who took the initiative and took the American people in the Iranian Embassy hostage! Even when the Pacific War broke out in World War II, the United States and the island countries only expelled each other's diplomats, and would never take them hostages. This is a serious violation of the bottom line of the basic norms of the world!

In later generations, the 9/11 incident made all Americans express their absolute support for the US's anti-terrorism actions. But now, innocent staff of the US embassy have been detained and tortured to death, making all Americans angry.

"As a peace-loving country, we are not afraid to assume the worst of the Iranians, but we did not expect that the Iranians would behave so badly and be so outrageous! As the President of the United States, it is my duty to protect every citizen. We must let Iran know that this approach is extremely wrong! The Iranians used violence against our innocent diplomats. This is a complete act of war. We in the United States must meet this challenge!" In Congress, President Carter made an impassioned speech: "We are going to send troops to Iran. We want to let the Iranians know that they have seriously violated our bottom line. In order to save our diplomats, we will not hesitate to start a war! This is the choice we must make in America, because we have no way out!"

President Carter's words won applause. These congressmen were very angry when they learned that the Iranians had abused their own personnel and even beaten them to death!

War, war!

US Secretary of State Warren flew to Pakistan and held emergency consultations with Pakistan, hoping that Pakistan could open its military bases for US use.

As can be seen from the map, Iran is bordered by the Soviet Union to the north, Turkey and Iraq to the west, the Persian Gulf to the south, and Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east.

Afghanistan is in turmoil and was originally the Soviet Union's sphere of influence. The areas bordering Türkiye and Iran are all plateaus, so attacking from Pakistan is the most appropriate option.

Moreover, in terms of diplomacy, the United States and Pakistan still maintain a certain friendly relationship.

Under various diplomatic pressures from the United States, Pakistan agreed to open military bases in the western border area for the United States to use. In return, the United States exported a batch of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan at a low price. Moreover, these fighter jets were not castrated J79 versions, but were exactly the same models used by the US military. Moreover, due to Pakistan's economic downturn and insufficient foreign exchange reserves, the United States will also export fighter jets to Pakistan in the form of loans.

At the same time, the United States will impose a series of sanctions on India and cut off military exchanges with India. Under these conditions, Pakistan has also made great sacrifices.

Although Iran's behavior is crazy enough, it is fine if the United States succeeds in allowing the United States to use Pakistani bases to attack Iran, overthrowing the HMn regime and establishing a pro-American government again. But if it fails, the Americans can just leave, but Pakistan will have to bear Iran's wrath, and the border war will never stop.

As the negotiations between the United States and Pakistan come to an end, the war is getting closer.

Moscow.

"We must not let the Americans succeed in their conspiracy," said Defense Minister Ustinov. "It is obvious that the Americans are just using this incident to achieve their hegemony in the Middle East! If the Americans overthrow the Iranian regime and re-establish a pro-American government, all our efforts will be in vain."

It is obvious that the Americans appear to be righteous and high-handed, and that it was Iran's rogue behavior that won them the decision to use force. However, the truth is obviously more than that. Regaining control of Iran's oil resources and ensuring U.S. energy security are the most important goals of the United States.

We must not let the Americans achieve this goal, because Iran belongs to the Soviets! The tough Ustinov has long regarded Iran's territory as his own.

"The US representative has called for military action against Iran at the United Nations, and we voted against it," Foreign Minister Gromyko said. "But the key issue now is that Iran is about to face a US military strike, but the Iranians still refuse to compromise and refuse to cooperate with us."

Gromyko was very depressed. According to the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, the Soviet Union now hoped to maintain a certain good relationship with Iran, even if it meant arming Iran with Soviet weapons, so as to deal a heavy blow to the United States. As for Iraq, let's put it aside for now.

But now, the Iranians don't appreciate it at all! Iran is still calling the United States the Big Satan and the Soviet Union the Little Satan! This has made the Soviet Union's support become a bubble. It has to be said that the current rulers of Iran are really a group of political idiots and self-righteous guys!

"Yes, it seems that the Americans are determined to take action now." Andropov said: "We have to redeploy our strategy. In short, we can't let the Americans achieve their wish! Andre, what do you think of the Iranian army's strength? Can they defeat the US army?"

Since this meeting was related to the Iranian issue, Andrei was also called from the Turkestan Military Region. Now, sitting in this conference room, Andrei's mind was still a little confused.

Because of his time travel, history has been changed! The Americans have suffered so many setbacks, and now they are finally furious and want to fight back! Andre has no doubt about the determination of the Americans to take action. If he had known earlier, he would not have made the American rescue operation fail. If the Americans had rescued the hostages, the matter would have been over and would not have affected the Soviet Union's future layout. But now, the Americans have put this bamboo pole in, and their actions are almost completely messed up!

"Andrei, can the Americans occupy the entire Iran?" Seeing that Andrei did not respond, Ustinov on the side also asked.

"If we simply compare military strength, Iran has no chance of winning. However, for a fanatical country like Iran, it cannot be measured solely by military strength," said Andre.