US Report: Trump Gives Pompeo "Green Light" for Action Against Iran | Israel Today

According to the Daily Beast news website, the president authorized his senior government officials to take measures that would restrict and punish Iran but asked them "not to cause a third world war" • Among the options on the table: limited military action, disregard for Israeli actions against Iran

• US President Donald Trump // Photo: Reuters

US President Donald Trump has given the green light to more hawkish elements in his administration, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to pressure and punish the Iranian regime in the weeks remaining under Trump's rule, the Daily Beast news website reported Tuesday.

According to the report, the president approved a wide range of actions against the Iranian regime but asked his people not to "cause a third world war."

According to the news site, the president summoned the secretary of state, the national security adviser and other security officials for personal talks in order to discuss possible actions against Iran.

That you turned a blind eye to Israeli and other foreign governments' actions against Iran and other sanctions on the Iranian regime.

According to officials, new and heavy sanctions will be announced in the next two weeks.

Other sources told the website that it was President Trump's ambition to leave a situation that would not allow the new administration to enter into negotiations with Iran.

Meanwhile, the US Secretary of State today issued a response to Iran's threats against Israel, which read: "We condemn the threats against Israel and reiterate our support for Israel's right to defend itself."

The remarks were made to al-Arabiya regarding the threat of an attack on Haifa in the Iranian Kaihan newspaper.