It is the year 2002. Saddam Hussein has been assassinated and Islamic elements in Basra have declared their independence from Baghdad. Iran is now the dominant regional power after a large-scale military buildup. It invades Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to finance its armaments and ameliorate its social problems. Armed with nuclear weapons, it threatens escalation if the United States intervenes. A terrorist attack with a nuclear device occurs in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Iran also covertly introduces nuclear devices into the United States and threatens to use them.
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