Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan listens to a speech during the opening plenary session of the Ukraine Peace Summit, in Stansstad, near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 15, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
As time runs out ahead of a possible U.S. strike on the Islamic Republic, America's allies in the Middle East are stepping up.U.S. President Donald Trump is said to have been briefed on new military options against Iran — with an American armada still stationed off the Iranian coast — while Tehran keeps up its defiant tone, claiming it is more prepared than ever to face and respond to any attack.In the face of these two increasingly contentious speeches — each of which could at any moment spark irreversible action — regional capitals are ramping up efforts to force both sides onto the diplomatic path and avoid the looming regional explosion. Possible scenarios US intervention in Iran: Three potential options Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had been engaged in phone talks with his...
As time runs out ahead of a possible U.S. strike on the Islamic Republic, America's allies in the Middle East are stepping up.U.S. President Donald Trump is said to have been briefed on new military options against Iran — with an American armada still stationed off the Iranian coast — while Tehran keeps up its defiant tone, claiming it is more prepared than ever to face and respond to any attack.In the face of these two increasingly contentious speeches — each of which could at any moment spark irreversible action — regional capitals are ramping up efforts to force both sides onto the diplomatic path and avoid the looming regional explosion. Possible scenarios US intervention in Iran: Three potential options Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had been engaged in phone talks...
