Trump Weighs Iran War Option While Keeping Talks Alive

Overnight reports said President Donald Trump discussed a renewed full-scale military campaign against Iran with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, but has not made a decision. Trump is willing to let nuclear talks run beyond an August 18 target while keeping limited strike options if Tehran violates the memorandum. U.S. envoys are in Doha but no direct U.S.-Iran meeting is set, while Iran presses demands on frozen funds, Hormuz and Lebanon. For Israel, the useful test is pressure: diplomacy must dismantle Iran's nuclear and proxy capabilities, and credible American force keeps Tehran from turning talks into cover.