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President Trump has given no indication that he has made a decision about how to proceed, as diplomatic talks continue.

The rapid buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East has progressed to the point that President Trump has the option to take military action against Iran as soon as this weekend, administration and Pentagon officials said, leaving the White House with high-stakes choices about pursuing diplomacy or war.

Mr. Trump has given no indication that he has made a decision about how to proceed. But the drive to assemble a military force capable of striking Iran’s nuclear program, its ballistic missiles and accompanying launch sites has continued this week despite indirect talks between the two nations on Tuesday, with Iran seeking two weeks to come back with fleshed out proposals for a diplomatic resolution.

Mr. Trump has repeatedly demanded that Iran give up its nuclear program, including agreeing not to enrich any more uranium. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, whose country would potentially take part in an attack, has been pushing for action to weaken Iran’s ability to launch missiles at Israel.

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[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Possible? He’s going to at minimum bomb Iran (again) to distract from everything going on domestically.

Remember, there’s always a tweet:

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 20 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm confident that a distinguished FIFA Peace Prize recipient would NEVER start a war with Iran. They don't give those prizes to just about anyone you know!

[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

..unless Iran refuses to be blackmailed into giving everything to an orange turd.

[–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 14 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

board of peace

attacking iran

Choose one.

[–] mrnobody@reddthat.com 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Board of Peace.... By force.

[–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 3 points 9 hours ago

moar liek Bored of Peace haha

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

FTFY: ~~possible~~ upcoming

[–] remon@ani.social -1 points 9 hours ago

I can't wait for all the new Perun, William Spaniel and CaspianReport videos in the coming weeks!