BY OUR FOREIGN DESK
DONALD TRUMP has been hit with a chilling “don’t do it” warning as tensions with Iran reach a terrifying breaking point.
Top US paper The New York Times has told the President that any strike on the rogue regime could drag America into a “protracted” and bloody conflict that would make past wars look like a walk in the park.
Hardline leaders in Tehran have bragged they are ready to HIT BACK with everything they’ve got. And they aren’t bluffing—experts say the Mullahs are sitting on one of the biggest and most varied missile stockpiles in the entire Middle East.
The warning comes as Trump weighs up military options to “knock down” Iran’s nuclear ambitions. But the NYT warns that a “quick win” is a fantasy. Instead, they claim the US would be sucked into a “protracted conflict” that could set the whole region on fire.
A source close to the Pentagon said: “The President wants to show strength, but Iran isn’t a pushover. They’ve been waiting for this fight for forty years.”
Tehran’s “Rocket Men” are boasting an arsenal that can reach every US base in the region and even strike at the heart of America’s allies.
From high-speed “kamikaze” drones to massive ballistic missiles hidden in “underground cities,” the sheer scale of the threat is staggering.
Recent intelligence suggests their stockpile includes: Khorramshahr-4 2,000 km,Sejjil-2 2,000 km HIGH (Solid-fuel, rapid launch)
Fateh-110 300.
This latest flare-up follows years of “Maximum Pressure” from the Trump administration. After a massive series of strikes in 2025 codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer, many thought the regime was finished.
But like a nightmare villain, the regime has spent 2026 frantically rebuilding. Satellite images show they are digging missile silos 100 meters deep into solid granite mountains—making them almost impossible to hit from the air.
With Trump’s “15-day deadline” for a new nuclear deal ticking away, the world is holding its breath. One wrong move, and the “protracted” war the NYT fears could become a grim reality.
