A great Prussian general, Helmuth von Moltke, wrote in 1880 that ‘no plan survives first contact with the enemy’. This has not stopped America’s bellicose National Security Adviser, John Bolton, drawing up an extraordinary blueprint for war with Iran – seemingly behind the back of his boss, Donald Trump. The President has repeatedly made clear how little taste he has for foreign intervention, even if he has only himself to blame for the current fragile stand-off with the mullahs. National Security Adviser John Bolton, right, has produced a blueprint for war against Iran – seemingly behind the back of the president, Donald Trump, left Under the plan, airstrikes would be launched from US bases and aircraft carriers such as the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is currently on station in the Arabian Sea Yet Bolton, an ultra-hawk, has long pushed for war with Iran – and worried sources within the Pentagon are letting it be known that, behind closed doors, Bolton has been working to bring this catastrophe about. The Mail on Sunday has learnt that Bolton has drawn up a campaign involving huge firepower, armed insurrection and a military blockade to leave Iran in chaos. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next…