An American aircraft carrier blows up and sinks in the Persian Gulf.Was it an accident? A terrorist attack?Does it matter?Maybe not.Not after decades of hostility and brinkmanship between the United States and Iran.And certainly not after a known Iranian-funded and supported terrorist organizationlaunches an attack on an American naval facility in the middle of rescue operations.Iran is convinced that the United States is about to embark on a full-scale war andseek nothing short of regime change.They aren't wrong.Iran strikes first. And they have some tricks up their sleeve.But nothing ever goes to plan.This book is a warning.The next war may be like no other in American history.