Soon war between USA and Iran? Clues are piling up

The US broadcaster CBS News quoted informed sources as saying senior national security officials Donald Trump announced that the military was ready to carry out attacks on Iran as early as Saturday. But Trump has not yet made a final decision about a possible attack.

The US news portal Axios also cited unnamed sources as saying that the U.S. government is closer to a major war than most Americans realize. It could begin “very soon” and would have a “dramatic impact” on the entire region, it said. There is also talk in the Israeli media about one possible military confrontation between the USA and Iran speculated that this could begin in the next few days and would probably last several weeks.

US pressures Iran into a deal

The White House is currently weighing the “risks of escalation and the political and military consequences of restraint,” reported CBS. US government spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that there were many arguments that could be made in favor of an attack. At the same time, she reiterated that diplomacy was always Trump’s first choice. It would be “very wise” for Iran to make an agreement with the US Presidentsaid Leavitt.

Previously, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossicalled for haste in the nuclear negotiations. “We have made progress, but there is still a lot to do and the problem is that we don’t have much time,” Grossi told French television channel LCI. “There is the possibility of a dialogue that is now really taking shape for the first time.”

For the first time, “concrete things” will be discussed. He sees “the will on both sides to reach an agreement,” but such an agreement is “extremely complex.” At the beginning of February, the USA and Iran, mediated by Oman, began negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program resumed. A second round of indirect talks took place in Geneva on Tuesday.

After the talks, Iran said Tehran and Washington had agreed on a set of guiding principles for a possible deal. Tehran had previously shown itself ready for a “review” of its nuclear program by the IAEA. However, US Vice President JD Vance emphasized that differences of opinion still existed.

Tehran’s accusations

After the twelve-day war against Israel in June, in which the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilitiesIran initially stopped cooperating with the IAEA and restricted IAEA inspectors’ access to the affected facilities. Tehran accused the IAEA of failing to condemn the attacks.

The UN organization based in Vienna is tasked with checking whether Iran’s nuclear program is of a peaceful nature. Israel and other countries accuse Tehran of seeking a nuclear bomb. Tehran denies this, but insists on its right to expand the nuclear sector for civilian purposes.

The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency, Mohammed Eslami, insisted on his country’s right to enrich uranium after the new US threats. “Iran’s nuclear program operates in accordance with the rules of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and no country can take away Iran’s right to use this technology peacefully,” Eslami told the Etemad newspaper on Thursday. Uranium enrichment is the “foundation of the nuclear industry”.

Russia sees “unprecedented escalation”

Russia, however, warned that the situation surrounding its ally Iran would worsen. The The Kremlin called on both the government in Tehran and “other parties” to exercise prudence and restraint. “Right now we’re actually seeing one “unprecedented escalation of tensions in the region”said the speaker. “But we still expect that political and diplomatic means and negotiations will continue to be a priority in finding a solution,” he added. The Russian Foreign Minister had previously also said Sergei Lavrov spoken of as “playing with fire”.

Im Gulf of Oman There is currently a joint exercise between a Russian corvette and the Iranian Navy, and at the same time there is an increased presence of US warships in the region. “These are planned exercises – they are coordinated in advance,” Kremlin spokesman Peskov told the press, referring to the naval maneuvers. “As Russia continues to expand its relations with Iran, we call on our Iranian friends and all parties in the region to exercise restraint and caution, and we urge them to give priority to political and diplomatic means in resolving all problems.

While Germany was withdrawing its troops from northern Iraq because of the risk of military escalation in the neighboring country, the Polish head of government called Donald Tusk his compatriots to leave Iran. “Please leave Iran immediately and under no circumstances travel to this country,” Tusk said, according to the news agency PAP. The possibility of a hot conflict is “very real.” An evacuation from the country may no longer be possible in a few hours or a few days, Tusk warned.