Iran strike still on the table as IDF awaits Washington's next move
With no major US military buildup detected, the IDF is maintaining readiness for renewed fighting with Iran, as Israel and Washington weigh differing objectives and military planners consider the possibility of another round of fighting in Lebanon
Recent developments have revealed that President Donald Trump was contemplating a strike on Iran, but ultimately no such order was given, according to sources cited by The Jerusalem Post. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened with Israel's highest security officials on Friday, while the U.S. military prepared for the possibility of renewed military operations against Iran. In a CNN interview, Trump stated that the U.S. could destroy 38 Iranian bridges in an hour.
Simultaneously, diplomatic efforts to negotiate a deal between Washington and Tehran were ongoing. Trump reportedly instructed Vice President Kamala Harris and other senior administration officials to secure an agreement within a few days. During the interview, Trump expressed a low probability of ordering a return to war with Iran if progress was made in the talks.
He emphasized that he would prefer not to target infrastructure, predicting that Iran would take up to 10 years to rebuild destroyed bridges. Additionally, the U.S. military continued to reinforce its presence in the Middle East, with the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island recently departing for the region.
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