President Donald Trump held an emergency Situation Room meeting to discuss a massive, large-scale military offensive against Iran, three well-placed sources have revealed to Axios.
Among those present were Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine.
The gathering of top minds reportedly focused on the blueprint for new strikes on strategic spots inside Iran and additional strikes in the Strait.
US officials confirmed the high-level strategy is to pressure Tehran into accepting strict nuclear demands and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Further escalation began on Tuesday afternoon as a US naval blockade of Iranian ports officially went into effect, suffocating the regime’s maritime trade.
In a response to the pressure, Tehran has retaliated by continuing to rain down waves of missiles and suicide drones targeting American military bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain.
The ongoing American airstrikes have primarily hammered Iran’s critical air defense networks, radar systems, anti-ship missile batteries and drone launch pads.
At least seven personnel were killed in the strikes on a military base in Bampur, Iran overnight, Iran’s army said on Wednesday.
Trump warned that unless Iran returns to the negotiating table, the military will rapidly expand its targets.
