[BBC News] U.S. contingency plans for air strikes on Iran extend beyond nuclear sites and include most of the country's military infrastructure, the BBC has learned. While the U.S. insists it is not planning to attack, and is trying to persuade Tehran to stop uranium enrichment, diplomatic sources said that as a fallback plan, senior officials at U.S. Central Command have already selected their target sets inside Iran. The trigger for such an attack reportedly includes any confirmation that Iran was developing a nuclear weapon. A high-casualty attack on U.S. forces in Iraq could also trigger a bombing campaign if it were traced directly back to Tehran.
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