US Strikes Widen Trump's Escalation Options, Officials Say

⚡ ESCALATION — The strikes aren't ending the war; they're funding the next move. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Officials framing strikes as expanding options signals the campaign is cumulative leverage, not a termination strategy. Each degraded Iranian asset widens the menu before Thursday's address — more targets, more credible threats, more negotiating weight. Tehran's reconstitution pace is the only constraint CENTCOM can't fully control.