Iran faces the threat of war, with Trump's ultimatum likely to be issued today or tomorrow.

News Topical, Digital Desk : US President Donald Trump is surprised that despite massive military buildup and political pressure in Central Asia, Iran has not yet surrendered, nor is it willing to halt its nuclear program.

Trump's special envoy, Steve Wittcalf, said the president is not discouraged, saying he has a wide range of options. Meanwhile, former CIA officer John Kiriakou claimed that an attack on Iran could begin as early as Monday or Tuesday.

The President is not desperate, but...

Speaking on Fox News, Witcalf said the president is not desperate but wants to understand why Tehran is not making concrete moves toward negotiations despite heavy naval and military pressure. He indicated that the US has several options open.

Meanwhile, in a podcast, former CIA officer Kiriakou claimed that while Trump may have given Iran a 10-day deadline, they are unlikely to comply. He said that a colleague at the White House told him that preparations for the attack were complete.

Trump usually does this to...

Regarding Trump's strategy, Kiriakou said, "Trump usually does this to prevent the enemy from having time to prepare. He'll say, 'I'll give you 10 days or two weeks, think about it.' But he'll attack suddenly."

Wittkoff claims that Iran could potentially reach bomb-grade uranium enrichment within a week. However, Tehran has consistently maintained that its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes and that it is not developing nuclear weapons.

Iran ready to bow on uranium issue, hints given

The Iranian official indicated that Tehran could seriously consider options such as exporting a portion of its highly enriched uranium, reducing purity or forming a regional enrichment consortium, provided its right to peaceful nuclear enrichment is recognized and concrete sanctions relief is granted.

Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has expressed hope that a diplomatic solution could be found in the meeting with US Special Envoy Wittcalf in Geneva, Switzerland this Thursday.

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