Trump receives high-level military briefing on options for Iran, no decision made
Commander of US Central Command went to the White House as American and Israeli fighter jets train and Gulf countries are warned of retaliation
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM FOX BUSINESS · 2 MIN
President Donald Trump on Thursday received a briefing from the top US military commander in the Middle East about possible military options against Iran. According to Fox Business, no decision has been made so far.
According to the channel, which cites a report from the Wall Street Journal, Trump wanted to hear from Brad Cooper, from the US Central Command (Centcom). The in-person visit to the White House was classified as rare, at a time when the government is evaluating the resumption of combat operations. The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, and General Caine also participated.
On Wednesday, there was another session at the White House in which military officials met with Vice President JD Vance. According to the broadcast, the president was briefed on how to guide oil tankers out of the Strait of Hormuz in order to supply global markets.
Military training and alert to the Gulf
American and Israeli fighter jets carry out training in the region, if they receive the green light for an operation to carry out new attacks on Iran after the midterm elections, Fox Business reported. Gulf countries have been warned of possible Iranian retaliation.
Mediators, on the other hand, call for negotiation rather than war. According to the outlet, Trump said Vance had contacted Iran to discuss sending aid, including medical supplies, and proposed a possible framework for talks.
Vance tries to reassure voters
The report says Vance assured voters that the war will not last forever. He said he understood the frustration with foreign interventions and recalled that he served in Iraq and got tired of this type of situation. According to the vice president, the United States has been involved with Iran in some way for seven months.
Vance also said that Trump will not allow the conflict with Iran to become an eternal war, a criticism that has been made of the government. In his assessment, there is a difference between criticizing and saying that the United States could never use its Armed Forces.
In the diplomatic field, the two sides remain far apart in the nuclear program. According to the broadcast, Tehran demands that conditions be met for the US to end its blockade of Iranian ports.
For investors, the episode reinforces the weight of the Strait of Hormuz, a route for oil tankers that supply global markets, and the uncertainty surrounding a possible escalation. The transcript does not contain numbers on oil, stock markets, interest rates or the dollar, but geopolitical risk tends to be closely monitored by those who operate these assets.
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