US EditionUS military commander to brief Trump on new military options against Iran, Axios reports
CENTCOM has prepared strike and shipping plans as Trump weighs military pressure to push Tehran back to talks, sources said.
- 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…
While the ceasefire between Iran and the United States remains fragile, Washington would be about to deploy its hypersonic "Dark Eagle" missile on the front. With a range of nearly 3,000 km and a speed of 6,000 km/h, this weapon could reach Iranian strategic targets in depth within minutes.
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…
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