US responses are clear if Israel strikes Iran
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- US response scenarios
- Case one: no Iranian reaction
- Case two: covert warfare
- Case three: regional 'cold war'
- Case four: the 'oil weapon'
- Case five: asymmetric naval response
- Case six: conventional response
- Grim prognosis
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