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A senator who was briefed on President Donald Trump’s plans to launch intense strikes on Iran after the midterm elections has warned that the attacks are slated to be so horrific that they will lead to the “destruction” of the U.S.’s “commitment to the rule of law.”

At an event hosted by the Middle East Institute on Wednesday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that he was recently in a “fairly detailed” briefing with Pentagon officials about the war plan.

“I will just say this: Their plan … will lead to devastating escalation and the likely destruction of our commitment to the rule of law,” Murphy said.

“The plan that they have developed will lead, in my view, to a prolonged escalation of this war that will be devastating for our security interests,” he went on, adding that it would also put the lives of U.S. soldiers at risk when Iran retaliates.

Murphy said that he couldn’t share details of the plan, but, when asked to elaborate, he pointed to recent reporting on the campaigns that the Pentagon has drawn up on behalf of President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

US Reportedly Considering Dropping “Mother of All Bombs” on Iran

On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. has informed Gulf countries that it is prepared for a “short, intense military campaign” after the election next week. The Pentagon has created plans to strike a wide variety of targets, reports have said, including Iran’s nuclear energy facilities.

Trump has reportedly explicitly ordered the military to target a large amount of energy infrastructure........

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