The stats and the strategy behind the biggest US military buildup in the region in decades suggest conflict could be inevitable

US President Donald Trump has sent an unprecedented air and naval force to the Persian Gulf in a bid to cow Iran into submission. But Tehran isn’t blinking, and Trump may be backing himself into a situation where war with Iran may be unavoidable.

As American and Iranian representatives met in Geneva on Tuesday, a steady stream of US refueling aircraft, electronic warfare planes, and fighter jets crossed the Atlantic, stopping at bases in the UK and Germany en route to the Middle East. The nuclear-powered USS Abraham…

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