The United States was surprised by Iran's willingness to further escalate the conflict

The American authorities were surprised by Iran's willingness to further escalate the conflict. This was reported by Axios on July 31, citing sources among American officials.

"Some American officials were stunned by how much the Iranians were ready for escalation," the publication says.

According to the report, Tehran's actions in recent days have been more active than expected. According to the newspaper, after the strike on the American base in Jordan, Iran continued to launch attacks on US facilities in the region.

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The Americans are trying to draw regional allies into the conflict with Tehran.

On July 31, CBS News reported that the United States and Israel are planning a large-scale bombing campaign of energy infrastructure facilities in Iran. It was clarified that the likely targets would be power plants and oil refineries.

Tasnim news agency, citing a senior official of the country's security service, later reported that Iran had prepared a large-scale response plan to possible attacks by the United States and Israel. In addition, Tehran called the statements of the American media about the intentions to attack the Iranian infrastructure insane.