CNN wrote about it on Thursday, citing sources.
“Sources familiar with the topic said that the US military is ready to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has not made a final decision on whether to give the go-ahead for such an action,” the channel notes.
CNN recalls that on Wednesday the White House held a meeting on the situation in Iran. Also Trump was informed about the results of the negotiations between the United States and Iran in Geneva.
As a result, the administration was informed about the readiness of the U.S. Armed Forces for the operation as early as this weekend, after a significant build-up of the Air Force and Navy in the region.
However, a TV channel interlocutor warned that in private conversations Trump makes arguments both in favor and against the operation, and also asks his advisers for their opinions on the optimal future course.
“He spends a lot of time thinking about it,” the source said.
The Pentagon is temporarily withdrawing some personnel from the Middle East region, mostly to Europe or back to the U.S., in anticipation of a possible Iranian response, sources tell CBS News.
One interlocutor called such actions ahead of potential military activity a standard practice that does not necessarily signal an imminent attack.
