The Boss Isn’t Happy

According to an advisor in the US administration US President Donald Trump is very close to attacking Iran. We’re told more about that in an article from WND.com:

The Trump administration is rapidly approaching a potential military confrontation with Iran that could erupt sooner, and on a larger scale, than many Americans currently expect, sources familiar with the matter told Axios.

If nuclear talks fail, Trump will have a massive military build in the region to address Iran’s military rebuild. The strikes could last for weeks:

U.S. operations would likely involve a multi-week joint campaign with Israel targeting key Iranian nuclear, missile and military infrastructure, Axios reported on Wednesday. With diplomacy stalled and a significant U.S. military presence already in the region, officials warned the coming months could bring the most consequential American military action in the Middle East in more than a decade, according to the outlet.

Going back to the advisor we hear that Trump is very close to those strikes:

"The boss is getting fed up. Some people around him warn him against going to war with Iran, but I think there is 90% chance we see kinetic action in the next few weeks," one Trump adviser told the outlet.

Iran’s murdering of protesters last month is another reason for Trump to hit Iran:

President Donald Trump came close to striking Iran in early January after the regime violently suppressed mass protests. The administration, instead, shifted to a two-track approach of pursuing diplomatic talks while simultaneously building up military forces in the region.

As alluded to earlier The Trump military resources in the Middle East just got larger:

The American military presence in the Middle East has grown dramatically in recent weeks. The deployment now includes two aircraft carriers, a dozen major warships, hundreds of fighter jets and multiple air-defense systems, with additional assets still en route. More than 150 cargo flights have delivered weapons and ammunition, and within the past 24 hours, 50 advanced fighters, including F-22s, F-35s and F-16s, were sent to the region, Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst reports.

Last June the US hit Iran hard but it was a targeted strike that only lasted hours. The amount of military strength already there and coming suggests that Trump won’t repeat the last attack:

Some officials expect any conflict to resemble a full-scale war rather than a limited strike, unlike last June's Israeli-led 12-day campaign, when Trump ordered strikes on key Iranian nuclear sites, the outlet reported. Sources told Axios that the operation could threaten the survival of Iran's clerical regime.

On The Other Hand

If one looks only at the military buildup, the message is clearly war. However, the US is still engaging in talks with Iran to reach a peaceful end to the tensions:

Despite the escalation, the Trump administration has continued diplomatic efforts, with advisers Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff meeting in Geneva with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday. While both sides described some progress, U.S. officials acknowledge that the gaps remain wide.

US VP Vance said that Iran isn’t willing to negotiate in a meaningful way:

"In some ways it went well, they agreed to meet afterwards, but in other ways it was very clear that the President has set some red lines that the Iranians are not yet willing to actually acknowledge and work through," Vice President JD Vance told Fox News following negotiations.

Vance also agreed with the advisor cited earlier that his boss will end talks if Iran is stalling:

Vance said the U.S. would "very much like" to resolve tensions with Iran through "diplomatic negotiation," but "the president reserves the ability to say when he thinks that diplomacy has reached its natural end."

A sign they are just talking to get more time to be ready for a US attack is seen in this:

"The Iranians said they would come back in the next two weeks with detailed proposals to address some of the open gaps in our positions," a U.S. official told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Tuesday.

Two weeks? The Iranians are skilled manipulators, but Israel knows that all too well and they may hit Iran on their own:

The Israeli government, which is pushing for a broader strike targeting Iran's nuclear and missile programs, as well as regime change, is preparing for a scenario of war within days, two Israeli officials told the outlet.

Playing With Fire

The US President keeps saying that new leadership in Iran is a good thing. But he and one US Senator know full well that the Ayatollahs won’t leave without a fight:

Trump on Friday said that "regime change" in Iran "would be the best thing that could happen." Some of the president's allies have publicly suggested that strikes on Iran are imminent.

"We're in the area now where we have got to make some strategic decisions about diplomacy and military action in the coming weeks, not months," Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Caroline said on Monday, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Despite the warnings and the endless talking, Iran keeps acting like they have the upperhand:

Tehran, meanwhile, has continued issuing unrestrained threats and provocations against the U.S. and the president.

Their leader also spoke defiantly on his X account:

"The American president claims that their army is the most powerful in the world. Yet it still happens that the world's most powerful army takes a blow such that it cannot get back up," Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote on X Tuesday, as negotiations were underway.

A troubling sign is that Russia and China appear to be willing to help Iran:

This week Iran was joined by Russia and China in deploying naval vessels for a joint exercise in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran also temporarily closed parts of the Strait on Tuesday while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conducted live-fire drills in the waterway.

Could this be the start of WWIII? There’s nothing in Bible prophecy to suggest it is, but things could get dicey sooner than later. Regardless, Iran isn’t acting like diplomacy has a chance:

At the same time, Iran has taken steps that suggest it is bracing for a confrontation with the U.S.

Satellite imagery shows the country has built a concrete shield over a new facility at a sensitive military site, covered it with soil, and advanced work at locations reportedly bombed by Israel in 2024, according to Reuters. Images also show that Iran has buried tunnel entrances at a nuclear site targeted by U.S. strikes in June, fortified other tunnel entrances, and repaired missile bases hit in the conflict, the outlet reported.

Last June Iran agreed to stop the fighting and said they wouldn’t go back to building nuclear weapons and the ballistic missiles to put them on. But, as expected they immediately did just that. Back then Trump warned that if they did the next strikes would be much larger. Add to this the way they responded to protesters and I highly doubt the talks in Geneva will be more than a way for everyone to get more frequent flier points. Rest assured Israel will be involved in any attacks on Iran even if they have to start the fighting. And the US has a huge amount of firepower to engage in the fighting. We need to pray for the peace of Jerusalem in light of all this information. And it wouldn’t be a bad thing to pray for the US as well.