US and Israel Actively Preparing Iran Strike as Early as Next Week, CNN Reports
π₯ CENTCOM β CNN names next week. That's not a threat anymore β it's a calendar. π LOOK CLOSER: Active joint preparations are operationally different from Trump's ultimatum language β they implicate basing, munitions positioning, and IDF coordination. Tehran must now choose between a deal on Washington's terms or absorbing strikes before any September Xi visit changes the math. Iran's "protector of Hormuz" posture just collided with a hard deadline. Watch for IRGC dispersal moves β which Trump already named as the next strike tripwire.