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Archive photo · 2 June 2025Trump Threatens Strikes on Iran’s Jabal Al-Faas Site as Mojtaba Khamenei Orders Immediate Response
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Trump publicly threatened to strike two Iranian nuclear sites. Trump said he will not discuss war publicly and reviewed military options with CENTCOM.
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Trump threatens Iran strikes
Donald Trump said he would not discuss resuming the war on Iran in front of the media, while he told reporters that Washington was not in a hurry and that it had destroyed Tehran's naval and air forces and its air defenses. Trump reiterated that American forces destroyed Tehran's nuclear capabilities and said there remains one or two sites to be dealt with, including the Jabal al-Faas site, adding, "We can deal with the remaining site or sites in Iran within 10 minutes."
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned Washington and Tel Aviv against launching new attacks and directed a response "without geographic constraints" to American and Israeli threats. Khamenei said the Supreme Leader met with senior military commanders and issued "instructions that every level and type of threat be met with an immediate and effective response, without geographic constraints," and ordered updating the list of Iranian targets to include "all kinds of material and immaterial assets belonging to the American Zionist enemy."
Regional anxiety and political
A 36-year-old American woman living in Saudi Arabia told CNN that "The environment has definitely changed" and said she plans to leave the country before the midterm elections on Tuesday. Hasan Alhasan, senior Middle East policy researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told CNN that "it is difficult to distinguish between coercive tactics and genuine signals." The conflict began in February when the United States and Israel launched attacks against Iran that ended the life of the Supreme Leader, the ayatola Alí Jamenei, and the war entered its eighth month while both sides remained stuck in a persistent stalemate.
Trump wrote on social media that Washington "will not attack Iran at any time before the midterm elections," and the uncertainty persisted because the United States president had neither ruled out nor confirmed attacks after those elections. The Iranian supreme leader, Mojtaba Jamenei, ordered to respond "without geographic limitations" to any new threat, as CNN described it as an attempt to project the image of a leader who actively participates in military preparations.
Military options and nuclear terms
U.S. President Donald Trump reviewed military options against Iran presented by Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), in a rare White House meeting on Thursday, as American deployments continued in the Middle East.
The Wall Street Journal said Washington informed Gulf states of the need to prepare for the possibility of a short, intensive military campaign after the midterm elections scheduled for November 3, and Axios cited American officials saying Cooper's briefing focused on the naval blockade and economic pressure.
Iran threatened to target American sites and others in Gulf states in retaliation for any attack and resumed ballistic missile production using stored components in underground facilities, according to the account.
The Washington Post quoted American officials as saying Iranian leaders considered Pence's direct message as a sign of respect, while it added there were no indications yet of any backdown on the nuclear issue.
Tasnim News Agency reported that Tehran received a message from Pence but had not yet replied, and it said Iran wants the United States to meet its conditions and that "any stance contrary to this framework is unacceptable."