"The US military is ready for possible strikes on Iran as soon as this weekend, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday citing unnamed sources. However, the reports said, Donald Trump has yet to make a final decision on whether to carry out an attack. Trump has repeatedly demanded Iran cease its nuclear program, and has warned he intends to use force if no deal is reached."
"According to the New York Times, CBS News and CNN, the US military has assembled sufficient air and naval resources in the Middle East to launch an attack in the coming days. Reuters, citing an unnamed senior US official, offered a slightly different timeline, reporting that top US national security advisers were told during a meeting in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday that all US military forces deployed to the region should be in place by mid-March."
"During a Wednesday press conference, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt did not answer a question about an exact deadline Trump would give Iran to achieve a deal before engaging in military action. Iran would be very wise to make a deal with President Trump, she said, adding that the Trump administration totally obliterated Iran's nuclear facilities, but that diplomacy was always the president's first option."
US military forces are positioned with sufficient air and naval resources in the Middle East to enable strikes on Iran within days. A final presidential decision on whether to carry out an attack has not been made. Timelines for force posture range from possible action this weekend to having all forces in place by mid-March. Iran is expected to submit a written proposal after talks in Geneva. White House officials declined to specify an exact deadline and emphasized diplomacy as the first option while noting only limited progress in negotiations. Trump met with envoys involved in indirect talks.
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