Iran is preparing missiles for possible retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases, officials say

But critics of aggressive, militaristic foreign policy said it was not too late for the United States to turn back.

“It is never too late to not start a war,” said Rosemary Kelanic, the director of the Middle East program at Defense Priorities, a think tank that advocates a restrained foreign policy.

Ms. Kelanic acknowledged that Israel’s strike had given Iran an incentive to potentially develop a nuclear weapon. But she added that the incentive would “multiply dramatically if the United States joins the war.”

“Once you get involved, man, its really hard to step back,” she said. “You are just going to go all in.”

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