The US has finalized comprehensive contingency frameworks to reactivate and significantly broaden its military campaign against Iran if ongoing diplomatic negotiations fail to produce a permanent settlement. According to a report by The New York Times, the joint US-Israeli military command has entered its most intense phase of strategic preparation since the current truce was implemented. Defense officials indicate that Operation Epic Fury, which was paused to allow space for mediation, could be resumed as early as next week under a potential new operational designation.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “We have an escalation plan if it is necessary,” stated US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, though he acknowledged that the White House simultaneously maintains an alternative script involving the complete withdrawal of over 50,000 US personnel from the Middle East. High-risk targets and special operations Planners are weighing a high-risk operation utilizing hundreds of US Special Forces operators to physically seize or neutralize enriched nuclear materials at the hardened Isfahan nuclear facility. Intelligence sources note that while the core strike team is already in the region, the raid would require thousands of conventional support troops to establish a protective corridor, carrying an elevated risk of American casualties. Another active scenario involves an amphibious assault to seize Kharg Island, the central hub managing the vast majority of Iran’s maritime oil exports.