Answer:
An empire is an unequal relationship between a core state and a periphery of one or more states controlled from the core. On the simplest level, control means military occupation or other formal political intervention, but it can also cover informal economic or cultural influence.
Its A, someone made a quizlet and has the answer in it and they said its basically A also the president really just wanted to prove that America was powerful and because he didnt want to lose anymore american lives
Modern day Iran hope it helps
