Donald Trump breaks the deadlock. After days of high tension, the president has ordered a new attack on Iran to pressure Tehran into surrendering and accepting his terms in the peace agreement. The strikes, the Wall Street Journal reports, could begin as early as this weekend.
According to CBS reports, the attack will be conducted in conjunction with Israel , which has been informed and is coordinating with the United States for what would be the first joint action since the war began. The target would be Iran's energy infrastructure, power plants, and refineries , which Trump has long threatened.
No confirmation has come from the White House or the Pentagon. "As the president said during the Cabinet meeting, the United States will win, and Iran will not have a nuclear weapon before its eyes," White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt limited herself to telling CBS. The possible attack was discussed during the Cabinet meeting at Camp David, and some White House advisers made no secret of their strong opposition to the operation. "We will hit them hard until they say we can't take it anymore," the president said, criticizing Iran for behaving "very dishonestly and unfairly." "I'm losing confidence in Iran because they're lying," he added.
For weeks, the commander-in-chief has been telling his aides that the Iranians are "crazy" and complaining about the provisional agreement reached, dismissing it as meaningless and claiming he knew from the beginning it wouldn't work. Various options have been presented to the president in recent weeks, including a two-week air campaign. However, according to rumors, there are strong divisions within the administration that are fueling the president's exasperation with the Iranian dossier , which he would like to conclude quickly but which has now dragged on for five months with no end in sight. According to some of his aides, striking hard against energy infrastructure would blunt the Iranian forces' weapons, effectively reducing their ability to provide services and govern.
