An American official told Ynet that President Donald Trump has not yet decided on the method or scale of a strike against Iran, and is now in an 'escalation mood,' according to the report.
An American official told Ynet early Thursday that President Donald Trump has not yet decided on the method or scale of a military strike against Iran, and is now in what the source described as an 'escalation mood.' The brief statement, which did not elaborate on specific targets or timing, adds a new layer to the ongoing uncertainty over U.S. military action against Tehran.
The report comes just over 30 minutes after The Zioneer published a bulletin at 00:10 Jerusalem Thursday citing a Trump administration official telling the Wall Street Journal that Trump was still weighing options and had not decided on a location or scale. That bulletin was itself a correction of an earlier WSJ report at the same time—00:10 Jerusalem—which had claimed Trump agreed to a broad retaliatory operation. The shift from 'agreed' to 'still weighing' to 'escalation mood' suggests a hardening of the president's stance, though no final decision has been announced.
This development follows a series of signals over the past weeks. As The Zioneer reported on July 29, a senior Israeli official said the decision on striking Iran is in Trump's hands after a Netanyahu-Trump meeting in Washington. On July 25, Trump reportedly delayed a planned U.S. strike overnight to allow a final diplomatic opening. The president has publicly stated he has not yet made a decision, while also confirming heavy strikes on Iran in June and vowing continued military action. Trump has reviewed full-scale war options but decided against them for now, as The Zioneer reported on July 1, while also keeping limited strikes on the table.
It remains unclear what specific targets, if any, are under consideration, whether a strike would be unilateral or coordinated with Israel, and whether the diplomatic track has been exhausted. The single-source report has not been independently corroborated.
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