CENTCOM Delivers Iran Strike Plans to the White House

Washington, Agencies: U.S. President Donald Trump warned that he may be forced to complete what he started with Iran and that there is a possibility the United States will bomb the country again. Trump made these remarks to journalists while in Florida, accompanied by his wife, Melania. He stated that the United States has “nearly destroyed Iran” militarily and economically, and that Tehran no longer has anything. When asked whether the U.S. would launch a new attack on Iran, Trump said, “I may have to carry this through to the end, or perhaps they will reach an agreement. I’m not sure. Either way, we will win. But there is a possibility that I will bomb Iran again.” According to the U.S. president, Iran wants to reach an agreement with the United States, and “that is possible,” but he expressed uncertainty about how committed Tehran would be to any potential deal. Meanwhile, U.S. media reports revealed that U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has prepared plans for a potential attack on Iran, and these plans await White House approval to be implemented. The Hill newspaper quoted unnamed sources yesterday as saying that several plans for attacks on Iran had been presented to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The sources indicated that President Trump would keep all options open until he makes his final decision. They added that CENTCOM would be ready to launch an attack on Iran after the midterm elections on November 3, should it receive White House approval. Separately, an informed Iranian source denied reports that Tehran had submitted a proposal to the United States involving reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting the naval blockade on Iran. The Iranian Tasnim News Agency quoted the source, who did not reveal his identity, as confirming that “Iran does not accept any equations linking the Strait of Hormuz to the lifting of the blockade, as Iran seeks to circumvent the blockade through its own strategies and will ultimately break it completely.” For his part, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi affirmed that conditions in the Strait of Hormuz would not return to what they were before the war, and that the waterway had previously remained open without any obstacles to navigation. Araghchi said, “These days, talk of war is being revived. I am already thinking about the post-war phase. Whether war occurs or not, our policies remain unchanged.”