1. a) What did President Trump say about the Iran War during an interview on Friday?
b) The reporter noted that the president did not give specifics of how we will end the war. Do you think he should have done so? Explain your answer.

2. For what purposes is a Nimitz carrier used? (What are the primary capabilities of a Nimitz carrier?)

3. a) Name the political leaders of Iran.
b) Define figurehead as used in para. 9.

4. a) Define military junta and military quadrumivrate as used in the article.
b) Who is actually ruling Iran?

5. a) What is the difference between the role of Iran's IRGC and Iran's conventional army?
b) What are the Basij forces?

6. According to former Mossad official Oded Ailam, what role did three of the four military leaders play in the January crackdown on Iranian protesters?

7. Why have the four leaders that make up the quadrumivrate continuously blocked the 4 top political leaders from making a peace deal with the U.S.?

8. What is causing divisions or “cracks” within Iran’s military junta? What does Mr. Ailam note about the leaders?

9. What does Oded Ailam argue would be a major psychological effect of a successful surprise attack that eliminates Iran’s top military leadership?

10. Retired US General Jack Keane noted: “The intelligence we have now as a result of six months of collection during the on-again, off-again ceasefire is significant.” What targets did he suggest that US and Israeli should now strike?

11. Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Democratic opponent of Trump in 2016 Hillary Clinton all publicly and repeatedly stated that the United States would not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, although they believed negotiations, not military strikes, would work to stop Iran's quest for nukes. While agreeing, congressional Democratic leaders today criticize Trump for launching strikes without congressional authorization and what they say will be a prolonged conflict. Democrats in congress have attempted to block him from completing the mission militarily.
Progressives/socialists (Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and others) have been more absolute in their opposition, calling the strikes unconstitutional, grounds for impeachment in some cases, and an unnecessary war.
President Trump has emphasized that temporary agreements and reluctance to use force are strategic failures that left Iran closer to a bomb; maximum pressure and targeted military action are presented as the realistic alternative.
Ask a parent: what do you think? Should Trump "finish the job" in Iran, or should he be blocked by any further military force in Iran, and instead continue negotiating an agreement with Iran to promise to end their quest for nuclear weapons, as well as to end their training and funding for terrorist groups around the world?