US and Israel preparing to renew attack on Iran next week – NYT
While Tehran has said it does not trust Washington, it maintains the standoff cannot be resolved through military means
The US and Israel are actively preparing for a renewal of hostilities with Iran and could resume attacks as early as next week, The New York Times has reported, citing sources.
Indirect negotiations between Iran and the Trump White House have remained deadlocked since a fragile ceasefire was established in April following over a month of hostilities. Both sides have repeatedly dismissed the other’s demands as unrealistic, and both Tehran and Washington still insist they hold the upper hand.
Meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and caused oil shortages worldwide. While Iran has announced its own mechanism to regulate maritime traffic in the waterway, Washington has rejected the scheme and is enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports in retaliation.
Two unnamed Middle East officials told the NYT on Friday that preparations for new strikes by Israel and the US have greatly accelerated over the past few days, and the conflict could resume as early as next week, according to the sources.
The options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper. Another option involves staging a raid to seize Tehran’s enriched uranium stockpile, believed to be buried underground in the aftermath of the June 2025 US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to renew the attack on Iran, increasingly voicing his dissatisfaction with Tehran’s proposals. Trump tore into Iran’s response to an American proposal last weekend, branding it a “piece of garbage” and slamming the current ceasefire as “unbelievably weak.”
Tehran says it is ready to “deliver a well-deserved response to any aggression.” It has expressed wariness about the stalled negotiations but shown willingness to engage in diplomacy nonetheless.
“We have every reason not to trust the Americans,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday. “There is no military solution, and the US must understand this reality. They cannot achieve their goals through military action, but the situation would be different if they pursue diplomacy.”
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The detail about the options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper is something people should sit with.
The options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper. Meanwhile while Tehran has said it does not trust Washington, it maintains the standoff cannot be resolved through military.
So the bottom line is the options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper. Wonder how this will land.
Meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and caused oil shortages worldwide. Meanwhile the options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper.
The bigger issue here is meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and caused oil shortages worldwide. That changes the calculation.
Think about it: the options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper. That speaks volumes.
What stands out is while Tehran has said it does not trust Washington, it maintains the standoff cannot be resolved through military. That is the part worth paying attention to.
If meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and caused oil shortages worldwide, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Basically the options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
If while Tehran has said it does not trust Washington, it maintains the standoff cannot be resolved through military, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
What stands out is meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and caused oil shortages worldwide. That is the part worth paying attention to.
On one hand while Tehran has said it does not trust Washington, it maintains the standoff cannot be resolved through military. But at the same time the US and Israel are actively preparing for a renewal of hostilities with Iran and could resume attacks as early as next week, The New York Times has reported, citing sources.
In other words meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and caused oil shortages worldwide. Curious to see how this develops.
The detail about the options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper is something people should sit with.
The options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper. Meanwhile while Tehran has said it does not trust Washington, it maintains the standoff cannot be resolved through military.
So the bottom line is the options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper. Wonder how this will land.
Meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and caused oil shortages worldwide. Meanwhile the options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper.
The bigger issue here is meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and caused oil shortages worldwide. That changes the calculation.
Think about it: the options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper. That speaks volumes.
What stands out is while Tehran has said it does not trust Washington, it maintains the standoff cannot be resolved through military. That is the part worth paying attention to.
If meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and caused oil shortages worldwide, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Basically the options could include “more aggressive bombing runs” against Iranian military targets and infrastructure sites, anonymous US officials told the newspaper. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
If while Tehran has said it does not trust Washington, it maintains the standoff cannot be resolved through military, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
What stands out is meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and caused oil shortages worldwide. That is the part worth paying attention to.
On one hand while Tehran has said it does not trust Washington, it maintains the standoff cannot be resolved through military. But at the same time the US and Israel are actively preparing for a renewal of hostilities with Iran and could resume attacks as early as next week, The New York Times has reported, citing sources.
In other words meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and caused oil shortages worldwide. Curious to see how this develops.