{"id":23873,"date":"2026-08-01T03:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T22:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23873"},"modified":"2026-08-01T03:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T22:43:57","slug":"trump-considering-strikes-on-iranian-energy-targets-within-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23873","title":{"rendered":"Trump considering strikes on Iranian energy targets within days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/6ODzqvQGNxZXY9EAOvVXxQxbyWc=\/0x364:3661x2423\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/31\/1785534862657.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/politics-policy\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\">Trump<\/a> is seriously considering launching attacks against energy targets in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/world\/iran\" target=\"_blank\">Iran<\/a> in the next few days, but hasn&#8217;t given final orders to do it, a U.S. official told Axios on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> A new U.S. bombing campaign in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/27\/trump-interview-iran-bombing-pause\" target=\"_blank\">Iran<\/a> against energy and infrastructure targets would be aimed at trying to get the Iranians to agree to the United States&#8217; terms in ongoing ceasefire negotiations. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li> The strikes could also involve the Israeli military for the first time in many weeks, and such an escalation would likely lead to Iranian missile attacks on Israel.    <\/li>\n<li>CBS News and the Wall Street Journal first reported about the potential strikes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/strong> At the start of Friday&#8217;s Cabinet meeting, Trump alluded to the potential attack, saying: &#8220;Well, we&#8217;ll be hitting them very hard and, you know, at some point they&#8217;re going to say, we just can&#8217;t take it anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He added that the more the U.S. conducts strikes, the weaker the Iranians get &#8220;and then they peter out.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;As President Trump said at his Cabinet meeting today, the United States will win, and Iran will not have a nuclear weapon under his watch,&#8221; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Axios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump is seriously considering launching attacks against energy targets in Iran in the next few days, but hasn&#8217;t given final orders to do it, a U.S. official told Axios on Friday. 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