Iran is openly preparing for war with the U.S. in case talks collapse.
What Iran is doing:
• Deploying forces to the Strait of Hormuz.
• Reviving “mosaic defense” (decentralized military command to survive leadership strikes).
• Fortifying nuclear sites (Isfahan, Pickaxe Mountain).
• Hardening air defenses.
• Expanding domestic crackdowns to prevent unrest.
Source: WSJ
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:
China is supposed to provide a lot of financing now. Well, it's not happening.
It's not as simple as you say, "Let whoever wants to finance go ahead and do it."
Reports claim 24 of 36 U.S. F-16s being deployed to the Middle East are F-16CJ “Wild Weasel” variants, specialized for air defense suppression (SEAD) missions.
These jets are equipped with AN/ASQ-213 HARM targeting systems, allowing them to passively detect enemy radar emissions and strike them with AGM-88 HARM / AGM-88E AARGM anti-radiation missiles.
They also carry AN/ALQ-184 electronic warfare pods to jam and disrupt enemy air-defense radars.
In short, these aircraft are configured specifically to hunt and suppress air defense systems.
1. Iran preparing for war.
2. China won't help.
3. US is preparing a major attack on Iranian AD systems to gain control over its airspace.