Trump Weighs Iran Strikes After Security Meeting

President Donald Trump convened his top national security advisers Friday to evaluate potential new military strikes against Iran, as negotiations remain deadlocked and frustration mounts over diplomatic stagnation. Officials confirmed the President is “seriously considering” kinetic action unless talks improve dramatically.
One U.S. official described negotiations as “agonizing,” with agreement drafts circulating daily between Washington and Tehran “without much progress.” The characterization underscores the grinding nature of mediation efforts that have consumed weeks of intensive engagement through Pakistani, Qatari, Saudi, Turkish, and Egyptian intermediaries.
Trump has approached the threshold of renewed military action multiple times over the past six weeks, only to pull back at the final moment. Sources familiar with his thinking indicate the President now appears more inclined to authorize strikes unless an unexpected diplomatic breakthrough materializes imminently.
The Friday meeting follows Trump’s abrupt cancellation of weekend plans and return to the White House, signaling intensified focus on Iran decision-making. Israeli reports that current draft agreements exclude core American demands on uranium removal and missile programs have further eroded confidence in negotiated settlement.
With the Supreme Leader formally barring uranium export and Pakistan’s Army Chief cancelling his Tehran announcement trip, structural obstacles to agreement appear insurmountable. The President’s patience for diplomatic process has visibly diminished, while military planners have presented detailed strike packages targeting Iranian infrastructure.
Whether this represents final deliberation before authorization or another near-miss depends on Iranian response and mediator capacity to extract concessions that have eluded capture throughout the prolonged conflict.