Iran’s Military Commanders ‘Locked And Loaded’ For Preemptive Strike On U.S. Bombers: Report

MilitarycommandersintheIranianarmedforcesareurgingIrantostriketheDiegoGarciamilitarybase,situatedonGreatBritain’sChagosIslandsintheCentralIndianOcean,afterPresidentTrumpdeployedAmericanbombersthere. AnIranianofficialsaysthecountry’smilitaryis“lockedandloaded”forastrikeontheislandbase,whereatleastthreeB-2Spiritstealthbombersweredeliveredlastweek.Thebomberscarryapayloadofweaponsthatcanweighupto40,000poundsandhavearangeofmorethan7,000miles. “TopcommandersarebeingurgedtolaunchpreemptivestrikesontheislandanditsbaseifTrump’sthreatshavebecomemoreserious,”anIranianofficialinformedTheTelegraph.“DiscussionsabouttheislandhaveintensifiedsincetheAmericansdeployedbombersthere.…Somearesuggestingthatmissilesbefiredtowardstheisland,notwiththeintenttohitanything,buttofallintothewatertosendaclearmessagetotheAmericansthatweareserious.” “TheresponsetoTrump’sthreatsshouldbeaction,notwords–e