Trump planning new military assault or tighter sanctions, say Iranian officials

Regime adviser says Tehran could be forced into pre-emptive strikes if stalemate continues Senior Iranian officials believe the US is planning either further military strikes or an ever-tightening economic stranglehold that will push Tehran into retaliatory action.

The assessment comes from Mehdi Mohammadi, an adviser to Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the US, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

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