The New York Times
                                
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                
                            
                            
                    
                                
                                
                                June 22, 2025 at 04:28 AM
                               
                            
                        
                            News Analysis: The U.S. strikes on nuclear sites in Iran are an extraordinary turn for a military that was supposed to be moving on from two decades of forever wars in the Middle East. Across the region, where more than 40,000 American troops are on bases and warships, the strikes ushered in a period of high alert as the Pentagon braced for almost-certain retaliation from Iran. https://nyti.ms/4nekofx
                        
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                                    
                                        
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