US 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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Panic ensues after Trump receives ‘similar’ briefing to one that precipitated Iran war
Panic ensued online Friday following reports that two top U.S. military and intelligence officials briefed President Donald Trump Thursday on “new plans for possible military action against Iran,” with Drop Site News noting that the president received a “similar briefing” on Feb. 26, just two days b...
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While a shaky ceasefire holds the Middle East in a stranglehold, the Trump administration faces the question: how do you force a regime that has preached ‘death to America’ for decades into a definitive peace agreement? The Central Command of the U.S. Armed Forces (Centcom) is consulting with Trump on how to proceed. What are the options? “Pack up and leave; it is a possibility.”
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…
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