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president Donald Trump Iran is weighing options to avoid a major military conflict with Iran if it does not give up its nuclear program after General Dan “Rezin” Kane Tell him the attack will be “much more difficult” than capturing the enemy Nicolás Maduro In Venezuela, new york times Reported Sunday night.
According to reports, Trump and key members of his administration will travel to Geneva on Thursday to meet with Iranian negotiators; this meeting appears to be a “last ditch effort” to avoid a military conflict.
“President Trump has told advisers that if diplomacy or any initial targeted U.S. attacks do not lead Iran to give in to his demands to abandon its nuclear program, he will consider launching a larger attack in the coming months aimed at ousting Iran’s leader,” the report said, according to “people familiar with internal deliberations within the administration.”
the times The story was signed by four reporters— Julian E.Barnes, David E. Sanger, Tyler Peggand Eric Schmidt.
The report said members of the Trump team and Iran were considering “moving toward military conflict,” including a “very limited nuclear enrichment program” that would be used only for medical research. That’s because some members of the administration have expressed “doubt” that Iran’s nuclear program will be fully dismantled if the United States only conducts air strikes.
Here are the key parts of Kaine warning Trump that attacking Iran might be more difficult than initially expected:
When discussing the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last month, General Kaine told Trump the likelihood of success was high. But Gen. Kaine was unable to provide the same assurances to Trump during the Iran discussions, in large part because it was a more difficult target.
[Vice President JD] VanceMr. Trump, who has long called for greater restraint in military operations overseas, did not oppose the strike, but he raised strong questions about General Kaine and Mr. Ratcliffe at the meeting. He urged them to share their views on options and wanted more discussion about the risks and complexities of striking Iran.
The report comes days after CBS’ senior White House correspondent Jennifer Jacobs Senior military officials reportedly told Trump that the military was preparing for a possible attack as soon as this weekend. And Axios’s Barak Ravid According to a report on February 18, “Sources say that the U.S. military operation in Iran may be a large-scale, weeks-long operation that looks more like an all-out war than the precise operation in Venezuela last month.”
All of this comes amid months of domestic protests against Iran’s theocratic regime.
The Times report adds that Trump could launch a military strike later this year aimed at helping topple the ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It looks like this could be heading into this Thursday’s big summit in a number of ways.
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