President Trump declared on Tuesday that “we now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran”
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President Trump declared on Tuesday that “we now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran” and called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” amid mounting evidence that the United States was considering joining Israel’s bombing campaign against the country. Mr. Trump made his statements on his social media site before he met with his national security team for a little more than an hour on Tuesday afternoon. But even before they met, there were signs that the Pentagon, anticipating that orders for a strike might be forthcoming, sent about three dozen refueling aircraft to Europe that could be used to assist fighter jets protecting American bases and personnel in the Middle East. The aircraft would also be capable of refueling B-2 bombers flown out of the United States on their way to targets in Iran, presumably starting with Fordo, the under-the-mountain nuclear enrichment center that Iran built around 15 years ago to withstand the heaviest strikes. Mr. Trum...