'Military Operations Inside Iran Right Now'

Air Force Col. Sam Gardiner (Ret.) on CNN: “We are conducting military operations inside Iran right now. The evidence is overwhelming.” Gardiner talks to Wolf Blitzer in relation to Time magazine's cover articleWhat war with Iran would look like.
Watch the video (below) and read the transcript.

Also read this 10 part story by DeepJournal, called The Coming War With Iran. Part 11 is a video [Dutch Voice Over] summarizing the issue.

Gardiner adds three new points to statements made earlier, writes ThinkProgress:
'1) The House Committee on Emerging Threats recently called on State and Defense Department officials to testify on whether U.S. forces were in Iran. The officials didn’t come to the hearing.
2) “We have learned from Time magazine today that some U.S. naval forces had been alerted for deployment. That is a major step.”
3) “The plan has gone to the White House. That’s not normal planning. When the plan goes to the White House, that means we’ve gone to a different state.”'

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