Axios: Trump Faces 3 Difficult Options in Dealing with Iran
The US is considering military or diplomatic options with Iran, while Russia supplies missiles to Iran and a tanker is attacked north of Qatar.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
With no clear path out of the stalemate in the US-Iranian conflict, two informed sources said that US President Donald Trump received a briefing from the commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, on options for resuming combat operations.
At the same time, mediators are working on a draft agreement aimed at preventing a return to fighting and possibly resuming direct talks within days.
Axios reported that Trump faces three difficult choices in handling the Iranian file following the Republican Party’s losses in the midterm elections, requiring him to decide whether to reach an agreement, return to bombing, or impose a naval blockade and sanctions.
Maritimately, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) announced that a tanker was attacked by two unidentified projectiles 50 nautical miles north of the Qatar North area.
Meanwhile, Russia has agreed to supply Iran with 90 advanced guided missile launch platforms mountable on helicopters, according to Russian production documents reviewed by the Financial Times.
The newspaper obtained the documents from Dallas Analytics, a private Ukrainian intelligence agency.
