Middle East anxiously awaits Trump decision on possible Iran operation

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The entire Middle East is anxiously awaiting whether President Donald Trump will lean into negotiating with Iran or authorize a new military operation, one that could target the senior regime leaders.

Trump told Axios earlier this week that the situation with Iran is “in flux” after he threatened to intervene militarily over Tehran’s deadly crackdown on protests throughout the country earlier this month, which is believed to have killed thousands.

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