US military preparations indicate the approaching of a new American aggression against Iran

Special Report

Indications are increasing that a US military strike against Iran is approaching, amid a large US military buildup in the Middle East, escalating rhetoric from US President Donald Trump, and intensive security consultations with Israel and regional allies. Despite no official decision for an attack, data suggests that Washington is preparing the conditions for rapid military actions should the diplomatic path falter according to American priorities.

According to sources familiar with US defense planning, the Pentagon has prepared operational scenarios relying on strategic bombers and precision munitions (cruise missiles) to target Iranian command and control centers, especially in and around Tehran, with the aim of paralyzing Iran's ability to manage any potential military response.

This escalation reflects a broader shift in the Trump administration's approach to Iran, as the focus is no longer limited to the nuclear file, but now includes seeking to change Iranian political behavior internally and regionally. In this context, a source familiar with the US administration's thinking told Al-Quds correspondent in Washington: "The United States wants to see a radical change in Iran's political behavior."

The source explained that the US withdrawal from the nuclear agreement in 2018, which he was familiar with, came within a broader vision within the Trump administration, and said: "During Trump's first administration, it was not primarily about withdrawing from the nuclear agreement with Iran, or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the agreement reached in Vienna, Austria in 2015), but rather most of Trump's advisors, such as Bolton (National Security Advisor), Kelly (White House Chief of Staff), Pompeo (Secretary of State), McMaster (National Security Advisor) and others, aimed to change the regime in Tehran," adding: "The withdrawal from the nuclear agreement would have allowed the Trump administration at that time to implement a policy of maximum pressure, impose suffocating sanctions on Iran, and ban the sale of Iranian oil, leading to the collapse of the government."

Despite these tendencies, Washington in Trump's first term refrained from launching a direct military strike or strikes against Iran, for internal political reasons. The source said: "Essentially, Trump was focused on winning a second term in 2020, and military strikes or entering a new war were unpopular with his base of (MAGA) supporters, as well as with traditional conservatives in the Republican Party at the time."

However, these calculations, according to the source, have changed today. He added: "Now the situation is different; Trump is no longer, to some extent, constrained by his MAGA base. He struck Iran last June, and that did not lead to any major division within the party or within his base, despite their dissatisfaction with military adventures - recently, Trump attacked the Venezuelan capital Caracas, and arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and imprisoned him in New York without divisions within the party."

Regarding the reasons for this renewed American obsession with Iran, the source explained to Al-Quds correspondent that the matter "is not part of a special obsession of President Donald Trump, as all successive US administrations since Jimmy Carter's administration in 1979 have been in a state of confrontation with Tehran, which since the Islamic Revolution has been a constant source of annoyance, and a thorn in the side of American presidents." He added that "the United States seeks to make the Middle East safe for Israel and its other allies; and to make it safe for the flow of oil without disturbances or obstacles." The source continued that "the thinking (within the administration) is that the war on Gaza and its regional repercussions have weakened Iran and its allies in the region, which leads Trump to believe that the moment is opportune to push the Iranian regime towards collapse."

Regionally, security assessments indicate that Israel will have a direct role in any confrontation led by the United States against Iran. Israeli officials have consistently affirmed that Iranian military and nuclear capabilities pose an existential threat, while security coordination between Washington and Tel Aviv has escalated in recent weeks. At the same time, sources reported that Jordan is preparing to participate in defensive missions, especially in intercepting potential Iranian missiles or drones directed at Israel, as happened in April 2024 and June 2025, amid increasing coordination with Washington. In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a high-level security meeting to discuss a file described in the Israeli media as "secret," focusing on Iran and the possibility of an American strike and its repercussions, especially a potential Iranian response.

This comes amid intense diplomatic activity involving Washington, Moscow, and Tehran, while Iran announced its readiness to display its naval power, warning of a broad response to any American attack. Trump has publicly linked the threat of military action to both Iran's nuclear program and the bloody suppression of recent protests, which, according to human rights organizations, resulted in thousands of deaths.

In this context, a senior American official told Israeli media that a presidential decision authorizing military strikes could be issued within days, once the deployment of American forces in the region is complete, which raises concerns about the American-Iranian confrontation approaching a very dangerous stage.