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Trump Considers Military Strike on Iran
President Trump met with military leaders to discuss potential strikes on Iran, including deployment of hypersonic missiles, as a congressional deadline approaches for extending hostilities. Iranian air defenses engaged drones over Tehran, while the U.S. delivered munitions to Israel.
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President Trump received a briefing from military officials on options for strikes against Iran, including the potential first combat use of the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile. The meeting with CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen.
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Dan Caine focused on targets such as Iran's military equipment, IRGC leadership, and key infrastructure. This comes amid ongoing tensions following Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The briefing lasted 45 minutes and included plans for a 'short and powerful' wave of strikes to force Iran to abandon the blockade.
U.S. troops into Iran to reopen the waterway and seize nuclear materials. The Dark Eagle missile, with a range of 2,700 kilometers and speeds up to Mach 5, would target concealed Iranian missile launchers.
U.S. and Iran have 'terminated' under the April ceasefire, ahead of a 60-day war powers deadline on Friday. This declaration aims to avoid needing congressional approval to extend the conflict. U.S. aerial bombardments that started on February 28. Despite the ceasefire, Iranian air defenses activated over Tehran to engage reconnaissance drones in the capital's airspace.
Iranian media reported the interceptions, noting small surveillance quadcopters were involved. On the same night, Iranian drones struck Kurdish armed groups in Erbil, Iraq. U.S. delivered 6,500 tons of munitions to Israel in a 24-hour period, the largest single-day shipment since the war began, bringing the total to 115,600 tons since February.
Supply lines continue at full speed despite the ceasefire.
Mojtaba Khamenei declared that the only place for Americans in the Persian Gulf 'is at the bottom of its waters' and pledged to defend Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities. He has remained out of public view since the assassination of his father, Ali Khamenei.
