Trump Considering Iran Attack ‘Bigger Than Ever Before’
Pentagon officials are moving fighter jets and tankers closer to the region as Trump considers a wider campaign against Iranian targets.
- On Thursday, President Trump told Axios he is considering a "massive attack" on Iran and is "close" to a final decision, though no military orders have been issued.
- The Pentagon is repositioning F-16 and F-35 fighter aircraft and KC-135 aerial-refueling tankers toward the Middle East to enable strikes on strategic targets including Kharg Island and Pickaxe Mountain.
- Trump noted Iran "wants to negotiate" but has not "received enough pain yet," while stating Israel "would join in two minutes if I ask them to" despite potential consequences.
- Oil prices have risen above $100 a barrel amid the escalation, while mediators report that Iranian leaders have not yet accepted a proposal for a 10-day ceasefire.
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Trump weighs bigger Iran strikes as two-front risk grows
US President Donald Trump said he is "seriously considering" launching renewed large-scale military operations against Iran, including strikes larger than the US military campaign codenamed "Operation Epic Fury," which was launched on February 28, Axios reported on Thursday.
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POLITICS: Bomb threat from the Trump admin will force Iran to the negotiating table
“I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than anything we have ever had before. I am close to making a decision. We are fully prepared for it,” President Donald Trump said Thursday. He should do go ahead and do it. The Iranians plainly don’t want a deal — at least, not the ones (literally) calling the shots, who keep killing American servicemen and -women across the region. And not the ones running internal propaganda, who are instead putting …
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