TIME: U.S. May be Preparing For War Against Iran

The United States might be preparing for war against Iran, according to the current issue of TIME magazine. It reported that the American Navy recently ordered a submarine and minesweepers to prepare to deploy, and it is likely the intention was to prepare to blockade the Persian Gulf where Iranian oil tankers must pass. "From the State Department to the White House to the highest reaches of the military command, there is a growing sense that a showdown with Iran--over its suspected quest for nuclear weapons, its threats against Israel and its bid for dominance of the world's richest oil region--may be impossible to avoid.," according to the magazine report. It noted that American worries over Iran increased dramatically following the Iranian-backed Hizbullah terrorist war against Israel this summer. Any American attack on Iran would be from the air and not from the ground, TIME said. American strategists estimate that Iran's first reaction would be to attack Israel.