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Donald Trump Iran is said to be “ready to push the button” for a military strike after the United States and Britain withdrew personnel from bases in the Middle East.
The US president has been considering direct action against Iran amid ongoing and widespread protests Calls for an end to the Ayatollah regime in the country. Trump has warned there will be a “heavy price” if protesters are killed, but has yet to take action despite reports that the death toll has now topped 2,500.
A Washington source close to the U.S. government told independent The strike may take place within the next 24 hours.
“President Trump is ready to push the button on Iran,” they said. “This will be a surgical overthrow of the regime.”
“One of the things the president is waiting for is that Iran’s banks are on the verge of collapse, which means Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] Once this happens, no one else gets paid. ” They added. “If that happens, then the regime will collapse on itself and the president is waiting for that, but he won’t wait long. “
it’s just like america Evacuate personnel from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar On Wednesday, the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East housed about 10,000 troops. An official told Reuters the decision was a precautionary measure given rising regional tensions.
“All signals are that a U.S. attack is imminent, but this is also how this administration behaves to keep everyone on their toes. Unpredictability is part of the strategy,” a Western military official told Reuters late on Wednesday.
Two European officials added that the United States could intervene militarily within the next 24 hours. An Israeli official also said Trump appeared to have decided to intervene, but the scope and timing remained unclear.
“The Independent”Sources said plans are being made to form an interim government should the regime fall.
They added that the Trump administration had been in contact with Jonathan Powell, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s national security adviser, but that Britain would not play any role. Overthrow the Iranian regime immediately.
They added: “British and Europeans are more than happy to complain about Iran but unwilling to actually do anything about it.”
Britain on Wednesday withdrew some personnel from an air base in Qatar ahead of a possible U.S. attack, i paper reported. There was no immediate comment from the British Ministry of Defense.
Tehran has warned its neighbors it will attack U.S. bases if Trump orders an attack on Iran. For days, the US president has threatened to intervene as the Islamic Republic attempts to quell the worst civil unrest it has ever faced.
Death toll in Iran rises to 2,571 Protests continueThese included 2,403 protesters and 147 government-affiliated individuals, according to the US-based human rights group HRANA. The group added that the figure dwarfs the death toll caused by previous waves of protests crackdowns by authorities in 2022 and 2009.
HRANA reported that 18,137 people have been arrested so far, and Iran’s chief justice visited a Tehran prison where protesters are being held and said speedy trials and punishments of those who “behead or burn people” are crucial to ensuring such incidents never happen again.
Trump has been encouraging protesters to keep fighting for their cause, posting “Help is coming” on his Truth social platform on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the fate of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was arrested in connection with protests in the city of Karaj and is due to be executed on Wednesday, remains unclear. The Iranian Kurdish human rights group Hengaw said it could not confirm whether the sentence had been implemented.
Trump vowed to take “very strong action” if Iran executes protesters.
A senior Iranian official who spoke on condition of anonymity said Tehran has asked U.S. allies in the region, from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to Turkey, to prevent Washington from attacking Iran or U.S. bases in those countries would be attacked.
