OfficialMilitary & securityWashington, D.C., United States
Trump tells Axios he is weighing a 'massive attack' on Iran, 'bigger than ever before'
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- Local time
- 11:28 AM in New York
- Where
- Washington, D.C., United States
Trump told Axios he was considering 'a massive attack. Bigger than ever before,' that he was close to a decision and that Iran's leaders 'haven't received enough pain yet.' He said Israel would join 'in two minutes if I ask them to' but that the United States did not need anyone.
Why it matters
The threat came after 12 nights of strikes and a day after his bridge and power-plant warning, while White House officials said talks with Iran were continuing.
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Correction
- Corrected the headline (it read "Trump says he is close to deciding a major Iran operation"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from White House, Washington, D.C. to Washington, D.C., United States; changed the confidence label from reported to official; reclassified it from strategic-signaling to military-statement; updated the sourcing note; added a source: CBS News. Why and evidence