What A War With Iran Could Look Like

Iranian military personnel during an exercise on Sea of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, December 28, 2011. Reuters

Todd South, Kyle Rempfer, Shawn Snow, Howard Altman, and David B. Larter, Business Insider/Military Times: Here's what a war with Iran could look like

* Amid heightened tensions between Iran and the US, the risk that one incident could escalate to a full-scale conflict is high.
* While the US military and its partners are capable of handling Iran on the battlefield, a conflict seems unlikely to bring political change in Tehran.

Late at night somewhere not far from the coast of Iran, US sailors sleep on board ship when suddenly a dull thud reverberates through the hull and shocks them awake.

An Iranian mini-submarine or possibly a drone has wound its way through layers of defenses, struck the side of the warship and water is flooding in.

In the hours following the incident, Iranian leaders say it wasn't an intentional attack. Some of their naval personnel went rogue. US strikes on key missile defense positions along the Iranian coast are already underway. Those strikes signal salvos for some a country away, armed and ready to hit US troops in short notice.

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WNU Editor: If such a war breaks out, it will primarily be an air and missile conflict.

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