- [Shelby] The US is surging firepower to the Middle East as President Trump pressures Iran. - We have a tremendous force going there just like we did in Venezuela, even bigger. - It's a playbook Trump has used before, but Iran is very different from Venezuela, even after its 12 day war with Israel in June.Tehran still has thousands of mid and short range missiles that it could fire at US bases and allies, and it could try to disrupt shipping traffic in the Gulf, which could severely impact the global oil m ...