CNN: Trump Is Preparing A Major Strike On Iran

Nuclear facilities and the top brass are in the crosshairs.

US President Donald Trump is considering a major new strike on Iran after preliminary talks between Washington and Tehran to limit the country's nuclear program and ballistic missile production failed, CNN knowledgeable sources.

The White House chief could order airstrikes against Iranian leaders and security forces the U.S. holds responsible for suppressing protests and killing protesters, they said. In addition, US forces could attack Iran's government agencies and nuclear facilities.

Trump has not yet made a final decision on further action, but has not ruled out a force option after sending a carrier strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to the Middle East.

Amid threats of military action, the US has put forward preconditions for a meeting with Iranian officials. Among them, according to CNN's interlocutors, are abandoning uranium enrichment, curbing the ballistic missile program and ending support for Iranian proxy forces in the region. At the same time, the most problematic issue was the U.S. demand that Iran limit the range of its ballistic missiles. As the channel's sources noted, Tehran has refused this demand and is ready to discuss only the nuclear program. Ideally, Trump wants to strike a powerful blow to force Tehran to accept American demands, one of CNN's interlocutors noted.

The day before, the US president threatened to strike Iran even harder than he did in the summer of 2025, when the country's nuclear facilities were attacked. "Let's hope Iran will quickly come to the negotiating table and make a fair and equitable agreement - WITHOUT nuclear weapons - that benefits all sides," Trump wrote on the social media network TruthSocial.

In response, Iran's deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Tehran was entering a third stage of conflict with the US and Israel. He described the first two as a 12-day war in the summer of 2025 and mass protests in December and early January amid an economic crisis. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also emphasized that the country is ready to give an "immediate and powerful" response to any aggression.

According to The New York Times, US allies in the Middle East have until recently made efforts to prevent a military strike against Tehran. In particular, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by phone with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and called for "resolving disputes through dialog in a way that enhances security and stability in the region."

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