Trump signals Iran Decision

More Than 60 US Warplanes Mass at Jordan Base as Trump Signals Iran Decision Within Days

More than 60 attack aircraft were spotted on satellite imagery on Friday at Muwaffaq Salti, a US base in Jordan, roughly triple the number of jets normally stationed there. At least another 68 cargo planes have landed at the base since Sunday.

The buildup is the clearest signal yet that the military option against Iran is not hypothetical.

President Trump told reporters Friday he was considering military action to pressure Iranian officials to negotiate the terms of the country's nuclear program.

"You're going to be finding out over the next, maybe, 10 days."

He later extended the maximum timeline to 15 days. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, Trump said the US would "maybe" make a deal with Iran. The word carried the weight of a condition, not a commitment.

The difference between a bluff and a strategy is whether you move assets. Sixty-plus attack aircraft and 68 cargo planes are not a bluff. They are logistics. They are pre-positioning. They are the kind of commitment that changes the calculation in Tehran.

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