According to Israel’s Channel 12, Trump admin officials revealed what President Trump will do if he feels the negotiations reach a dead end.
Here’s the news:
בכירים אמריקנים לחדשות 12: אם הנשיא יחשוב שהמו"מ במבוי סתום – הוא לא יהסס לצאת לפעולה קצרה וקטלנית מול איראן"@BarakRavid
— החדשות – N12 (@N12News) May 5, 2026
Senior U.S. officials to Channel 12 News:
"If the President concludes that negotiations have reached a dead end, he will not hesitate to launch a short and lethal operation against Iran."
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 5, 2026
Right, but where does this leave the Strait of Hormuz? I’ve always thought that if Trump doesn’t get the deal he wants from the Iranians, then he’ll have to keep a military presence in Hormuz in order to protect ships from the IRGC. And honestly, I still believe that.
But we’ll see what happens. It’s going to take a lot more military might to cripple Iran to the point of surrender.