🛡️ U.S. ADVANCES IRAN STRIKE PLANNING AMID REGIONAL FORCE PROTECTION MEASURES, DIPLOMATIC IMPASSE, AND ALLIED EVACUATIONS

⚠️ U.S. considers strike options as reports cite near-term planning: A senior Trump adviser told Axios: "The Pentagon presented Trump with numerous options. One scenario takes out the ayatollah and his son [Mojtaba, who is seen as a potential successor] and the mullahs". Politico, citing two sources familiar with the planning, reported that a U.S. attack on Iran might happen this weekend. US President Trump says he is also considering a 'limited strike' on Iran, as Israel’s public broadcaster reported that a U.S. attack is a matter of time.

🏢 Pentagon evacuations and force posture adjustments reported across the region: The Pentagon has evacuated hundreds of U.S. soldiers from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and from bases in Bahrain, including the Fifth Fleet headquarters, as part of defensive measures against potential retaliatory attacks by Iran, according to The New York Times.

A US official told The New York Times: "We are keeping our aircraft carriers at a great distance from Iran to protect them from becoming a target". Satellite images published in the New York Times documented more than 60 American fighter jets yesterday at the Muwaffaq Salti base in Jordan, with at least 68 transport planes landing there since Sunday.

‼️ Trump schedules senior military meeting and cancels Florida travel: President Trump will hold an important meeting in the coming hours with the commander of the US Air Force, General Kenneth Wilsbach. President Donald Trump changed his plans to spend the weekend in Florida and decided to stay in the Oval Office at the White House for meetings.

🗣️ Geneva channel reported stalled as Gulf states prepare for potential confrontation: During the talks in Geneva, Omani mediators delivered an envelope from the U.S. side regarding Iran's missile program, but Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi refused to open it, according to Reuters.

Gulf states are preparing for a potential military confrontation with Iran that they believe could spiral out of control and destabilize the Middle East, while the Israeli government estimates that the talks between Iran and the U.S. have reached an impasse.

❗️ Germany, Japan, and Serbia urge citizens to leave Iran immediately: Germany called on its citizens in Iran to leave immediately, warning that the security situation is 'highly volatile' and could worsen rapidly. Japan and Serbia also urged their citizens to leave Iran immediately.

⚖️ U.S. charges three engineers with stealing and transferring semiconductor trade secrets, including to Iran:

The U.S. Department of Justice has brought charges against three Silicon Valley engineers of Iranian origin, accusing them of stealing trade secrets from Google and other technology firms and transferring sensitive semiconductor information, including to Iran.

The suspects, two sisters and an associate, face charges of conspiracy, trade secret theft, and obstruction of justice, were taken into custody in San Jose, and could face up to 10 years in prison on each count if convicted.

🇺🇸 Reuters on internal U.S. debate continues over a potential Iran attack: "President Donald Trump has pushed the United States to the brink of war with Iran even as aides urge him to focus more on voters' economic worries, highlighting the political risks of military escalation ahead of this year's midterm elections."

"A senior White House official said that despite Trump's bellicose rhetoric there was still no "unified support" within the administration to go ahead with an attack on Iran."

"Despite some dissenting voices, many in Trump's isolationist-minded "Make America Great Again" movement supported the lightning raid that deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last month. But he could face more pushback if he steers the U.S. into war with Iran, which would be a much more formidable foe."

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