Iran may strike first as Tehran warns of possible US assault
US capabilities have been put in place in preparation for an assault: Marandi | Speaking on Al Mayadeen's The Grand Standoff: Iran and The World, Marandi said the decision for any act of aggression "would have to be taken in Washington or in Tel Aviv," but that "the Iranians have intelligence that the United States is preparing for an assault and that regional regimes aligned to the United States are cooperating in that regard." ■ He said that in Qatar "there are at least 25 American refueling planes based there prepared to refuel fighter jets, whether American or Israeli, to bomb Iran and to carry out further slaughter as we saw in the past, whether it's schools or weddings or hospitals or sports complexes." Marandi said Iran "is prepared for an all-out war, but nothing is for certain." Asked whether Iran might strike first, he said:



