US EditionUS military commander to brief Trump on new military options against Iran, Axios reports
CENTCOM has prepared strike and shipping plans meant to pressure Tehran back to negotiations, with officials also weighing special forces options for Iran's uranium stockpile.
- President Donald Trump will receive a briefing on Thursday from CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine on new military options against Iran.
- CENTCOM has prepared plans for a "short and powerful" wave of strikes on Iranian infrastructure to break negotiating deadlocks, alongside operations to secure the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping.
- Seeking to counter Iranian launchers moved out of range, the military requested the Army's Dark Eagle hypersonic missile for deployment, marking the first potential U.S. use of the system.
- Markets reacted sharply to the news, as Brent crude surged above $124 a barrel to wartime highs, with the International Energy Agency calling the conflict the largest supply shock in history.
- International law experts warn that potential strikes on civilian-essential infrastructure could violate the 1949 Geneva Conventions, even as both sides use the current ceasefire to continue rearming for deadlier future rounds.
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The truce decreed by Donald Trump in the Iran war has lasted for more than three weeks without negotiations with the Tehran regime having achieved results and the President of the United States is beginning to show signs of impatience. In the absence of progress, it was expected that on Thursday he would be informed by the Pentagon’s military leaders of the options available to him in case he decided to recover the attacks against Iran. This wee…
Without any indication of progress in the stalled negotiations to end the war against Iran, and energy prices at their highest levels in years, U.S. President Donald Trump discusses options that could force the resolution of a conflict that extends beyond what he calculated by triggering it. Following a series of meetings this week with his national security team, and with energy sector entrepreneurs, this Thursday he met with Admiral Brad Coope…
CENTCOM chief to brief Trump over new military plans against Iran
US President Donald Trump was slated to receive a briefing on new plans for potential military action in Iran on Thursday from the leader of the US Central Command, Adm. Bradley Cooper, Axios reported. Three unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter told the outlet that CENTCOM has drawn up plans for a “short and […]
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Marine Corps TimesUS military commanders to brief Trump on military options against Iran
Top U.S. military leaders including Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, will brief President Donald Trump later on Thursday on potential military action against Iran, a U.S. official told Reuters.U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will also participate in the briefing, the official said.The official did not disclose the range of options that will be discussed but …
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