Donald Trump has reportedly been presented with a selection of military strategies concerning Iran, with the possibility of initiating a campaign as soon as the coming days.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump has been engaged in conversations for weeks about how to effectively deploy America’s military capabilities amid a significant U.S. military buildup in the Middle East. The discussions have highlighted a preference for precise, limited strikes over an outright war.

Advisors suggest that these targeted strikes could encourage the Iranian regime to reconsider and potentially agree to a nuclear deal. The proposed attacks would focus on dismantling military and governmental infrastructures as an initial move, the Journal noted.

During the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday, President Trump issued a stern warning, indicating that the U.S. might resort to bombing Iran if an agreement is not brokered within the next 10 days.

However, a regional official has cautioned that such a strategy could sideline Iranian negotiators for a considerable time. Should this approach fail, Trump may escalate actions to hit regime facilities with the aim of destabilizing the entire leadership structure.

An official in the region said the tactic would likely push Iranian officials out of negotiations for a ‘significant period.’ If it doesn’t work, Trump could then strike regime facilities in an attempt to oust the entire leadership. 

While Trump has been ‘repeatedly presented’ this plan by senior aides, discussions in the Oval Office have largely focused on a larger plan of attack. 

‘Only President Trump knows what he may or may not do,’ White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told WSJ. 

Trump bragged on Thursday about bringing ‘peace to the Middle East,’ but then subsequently  threatened that if Iran doesn’t make a meaningful peace deal ‘bad things [will] happen.’

Donald Trump is weighing a plan for attack on Iran with targeted and limited strikes in an attempt to get them to agree to a deal that would end the country’s nuclear enrichment

Trump would target only military and government sites as a first step to get Iran to agree to a favorable deal and could potentially start ‘within days.’ Pictured: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian

‘We may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe we’re going to make a deal..,’ Trump said of breakdowns in nuclear talks.

‘You’re going to be finding out over the next probably 10 days,’ he added.

Trump last directed strikes in Iran over the summer. On June 19 the White House set a two-week window for the president to decide between whether to continue talks or take action. 

Three days later, he launched Operation Midnight Hammer where the US Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran. 

Trump has repeatedly said he wants to be the president that ends wars, but the meeting of the newly formed board comes after the US military significantly built-up air and naval assets in the Middle East in recent weeks.

This included moving aircraft carriers, fighter jets, submarines and other resources to the region.

Iran nuclear talks stalled after the recent round of negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland where the Middle Eastern nation requested more time with little-to-no breakthrough. 

Reports indicate that potential US targets in Iran could include its nuclear facilities, ballistic missile sites and military installations.

Trump could eventually go after regime facilities in an attempt to oust Ayatollah Ali Khameni (pictured)

People attend a 40th-day memorial ceremony for those who lost their lives in protests held in January at Imam Khomeini Mosque in Tehran

‘Iran is a hot spot right now,’ Trump said, but added: ‘Good talks are being had.’

‘It’s proven to be over the years not easy to make a meaningful deal with Iran – we have to make a meaningful deal otherwise bad things happen.’

The president touted his push to stop conflicts in establishing the Board of Peace and bragged again about ending eight wars during his time in office despite reports before his remarks claiming he could strike Iran ‘as soon as this weekend.’

‘An easy word to say but a hard word to produce – peace,’ Trump said at the top of his remarks at the inaugural meeting with nearly 50 world leaders attending in-person or virtually.

He went on to say that the US and other countries represented on the board are ‘very generous with money’ to bring peace between nations and end ongoing conflicts.

‘There’s nothing less expensive than peace,’ Trump said. ‘You know, when you go to war, it costs you 100 times what it costs to make peace.’

‘A lot of people in this room hate each other – you know, sort of natural, I guess,’ the president went on. ‘But we’re bringing love back into the room like the old days.’

Trump brought to the meeting Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff.

With the military loaded up and ready to go by this weekend in the Middle East, Trump has spent much of the week discussing how to use the US’ military might 

A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran last June

Kushner, an advisor to the president, is serving as the special member of Trump’s board of peace for the US.

The president posed with his delegation and the other nations’ representatives for a family photo ahead of his remarks.

Trump insisted that the goal of his ‘world peace’ initiative is not to get prizes – a clear reference to his snub for the Nobel Peace Prize this year.

‘I don’t care about the Nobel prize, I care about saving lives,’ Trump insisted.

‘I only have one thing – I don’t want to see people killed,’ he went on. ‘And if I have the ability to turn off wars, I want to use that ability.’

The president reiterated: ‘I want to save lives, and I don’t care about prizes.’

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