Trump says he's considering an unprecedented large-scale attack on Iran Axios just released an exclusive interview with Trump, where he clearly stated that he is seriously considering restarting large-scale military operations against Iran, with the scale surpassing the previous 'Operation Epic Fury.' Trump also mentioned that if the U.S. makes the request, Israel would 'join in within two minutes,' but the U.S. doesn't need help from other countries and is fully capable of acting alone. However, he admitted that Israel's involvement would come with consequences, clearly referring to the possibility of Iran launching even larger-scale retaliation against Israel. For now, there’s still no formal decision to go to war. Trump didn’t provide a deadline, and two U.S. officials confirmed to Axios that the White House hasn’t issued new military orders. This shows Trump is pushing military threats to the highest level while still leaving room for final negotiations. Trump believes Iran does want to negotiate but isn’t ready to accept a deal yet. He even bluntly stated that Iran 'hasn’t suffered enough,' which essentially reveals the current U.S. strategy: continue ramping up military and economic pressure to force Iran to make concessions on the Strait of Hormuz, commercial ship safety, and regional military operations. Over the past 12 days, the U.S. has been escalating strikes against Iran, aiming to prevent attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iran has yet to change its stance and has instead expanded regional operations. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Houthi forces have started attacking Saudi ships in the Red Sea, putting both the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea—two critical energy transport routes—at risk. Oil prices have already surged past $100 per barrel. @Gate Crypto, U.S. stocks, Hong Kong stocks, Korean stocks, gold, CFDs, prediction markets—all in one platform for trading.