2 additional Patriot batteries and an additional THAAD battery has been moved to the region
Engaar hameh khabidan. People think that Trump is still using his "art of the deal" threatening negotiation but it seems the decision has been made, this level of building:
1) 7-8 B-2s
2) 8 or more B-52s
3) 3 CBGs
4) All this THAAD and Patriot for the region
5) Lots of new cargo planes with weapons from all other regions
Keep in mind this is the buildup after only two weeks. There are more to come.
This is preparation for a long, devastating bombing campaign. The sheer cost of moving all this stuff into this field of operations cannot be justified by negotiation. They are preparing to hit Iran so hard that any response from Iran will be weak and completely absorbed. They know hitting Iran in a measured way will unleash a rapid escalation that can end in nuclear war, so they are going for a tamaam-ayaar style bombardment that can last several weeks, aiming for:
1) Air Defense- S-300, Bavar, TELARs
2) Naval assets and coastal anti-ship missiles
3) Nuclear facilities
4) Command bunkers
5) IRIAF/IRGCAF airbases
6) Power grids
7) Transit hubs
8) Oil and gas installations (Kharg particularly)
9) Missile cities
10) IRGC leadership
11) Khamenei and civil leadership
12) Army and IRGC munitions, important units.
This is designed to force surrender without having to escalate further. I am confident it will succeed and what remains to be seen is whether Iranian military- devoid of the faltering leadership structure- can hold off foreign forces and ethnic separatists. Because consolidating Iran is going to be hard work. Iran will be reeling from this attack- not just military, but civilian. Hitting utilities implies a civilian death toll, not just from the bombing, but from the halt of life and necessities it entails. It's safe to say Khamenei, Hajizadeh, Salami, Bagheri, Larijani, Qalibaf, Pezeshkian, Tangsiri and the rest of the IRGC, IR and Artesh bigheads lives are forfeit if we are looking at the scale of what's being prepared here.
Also keep in mind. Trump said he would level Iran's heritage sites. He's going to keep his word.