Trump meets with national security team, says Iran war decision coming "soon"
President Trump said after meeting with his national security advisers Thursday that he'll soon decide whether to resume all-out war in Iran now that the midterms are over. Why it matters: The election was seen as an inflection point for Trump on whether to unleash a new wave of bombing to try to bring the war to an end. The president, at least for now, is considering three options: launch new…
President Trump gathered his national security team on Thursday to discuss the possibility of resuming all-out war with Iran following the midterm elections. The president outlined three options for his administration - launching new strikes, continuing economic sanctions on Iran, or negotiating a deal with significant concessions to the Iranian regime.
Trump stated, "Now we will make a decision," adding, "Do we want to go further with strikes to ensure Iran's nuclear program is dead and that it will never happen again?" There was ongoing diplomatic activity as Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi engaged in multiple phone calls with regional mediators from various countries.
The White House and Iran discussed a draft proposal for mutual confidence-building steps over two days. The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, delivering a message from Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei along with seven conditions that must be met before any negotiations or lifting of the naval blockade.
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