Top US admiral briefs Trump on attack options to resume Iran war after midterms as Gulf allies are warned
Donald Trump, JD Vance and Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office in July. Trump has denied that a letter Vance sent to Iran's top security official was intended to revive peace negotiations, insisting it concerned…
Admiral Brad Cooper, the top US commander in the Middle East, made a rare in-person visit to the White House on Thursday alongside Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine to brief Trump on options for resuming major combat operations against Iran. Washington has warned Gulf Arab nations to prepare for a short, intense campaign after the November 3 midterms, with potential targets including Iranian infrastructure and nuclear sites. Oil surged, with Brent crude climbing above $116 a barrel.
'We may do another little Epic Fury,' Trump told a rally last week, referencing the earlier US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran.
A MOAB — the 'Mother of All Bombs', one of the most powerful non-nuclear weapons in the US arsenal — could reportedly be deployed in any new strikes.
Senator Chris Murphy, briefed on classified planning, called the plans 'insane' and warned they would lead to 'devastating escalation'.
