U.S. prepares for new military strikes against Iran
Military and intelligence officials are on standby as Washington weighs strikes, while Iran reviews a U.S. offer and Pakistan relays the expected response.
- On Friday, the Trump administration prepared for a potential fresh round of military strikes against Iran, according to sources with direct knowledge of the planning, though no final decision had been reached by afternoon.
- Tehran is reviewing a final U.S. proposal transmitted Wednesday, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned further strikes could widen the conflict beyond the Middle East, promising "crushing blows & in places you cannot even imagine."
- Military readiness intensified as officials cancelled holiday plans and placed units on standby; House Republicans on Thursday abandoned an attempt to limit Trump's authority to conduct military operations against Iran.
- Trump returned to Washington on Friday, cancelling Memorial Day weekend plans in New Jersey and citing "circumstances pertaining to Government" that would keep him from attending his son's wedding.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been "some progress" in negotiations with Iran, with Pakistan acting as intermediary, though the U.S. maintains a military "Plan B" if Iran refuses to "voluntarily reopen" the Strait of Hormuz.
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