Five Things Americans Need to Know About the US and Iran

Photograph Source: Alan S. Brown, U.S. Army – Public Domain

The Trump administration has joined Israel in launching large-scale attacks across Iran. The strikes mark the beginning of ​“major combat operations,” according to President Trump, and in response Tehran has reportedly launched retaliatory attacks in Middle Eastern countries that host U.S. military bases.

With hundreds of Iranians already killed and the war threatening to spiral out of control, here are five things Americans need to know.