Asked what high-end escalation options the US has not yet used in the conflict.
Kailey Leinz
Frank McKenzie
The US is executing a long-planned operation to establish complete air dominance over Iran, allowing more efficient strikes on missiles, drones, and ships.
Asked if operations can continue at this cadence indefinitely and if munitions depletion is a concern.
Kailey Leinz
Frank McKenzie
Operations can continue until Iran capitulates. The US arsenal needs to be bigger and deeper, and the defense industrial base is being rebuilt.
Asked about the difficulty of securing the Strait of Hormuz for tankers.
Kailey Leinz
Frank McKenzie
CENTCOM is proactively striking Iranian naval assets and mine storage to prevent a shipping crisis, as it's harder to sweep mines than destroy them preemptively.
Asked if creating conditions for regime change might require US boots on the ground.
Kailey Leinz
Frank McKenzie
No option should be off the table. The desired end state is a different Iranian government, though predicting regime collapse is difficult.