{"id":16174,"date":"2026-02-23T15:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-considers-much-bigger-attack-on-iran-as-part-of-two-pronged-war-if-diplomacy-fails\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:35:14","slug":"trump-considers-much-bigger-attack-on-iran-as-part-of-two-pronged-war-if-diplomacy-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-considers-much-bigger-attack-on-iran-as-part-of-two-pronged-war-if-diplomacy-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump considers \u2018much bigger attack\u2019 on Iran as part of two-pronged war if diplomacy fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-dfb011b6-0 dncfJv\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 fMIAOk adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 iEpzep\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fGWwxS\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 cRMyzw\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 kekTYX\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<div readability=\"12\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 bILnXn\">Julian E. 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Sanger<\/span>, <span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 bILnXn\">Tyler Pager<\/span> and <span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 bILnXn\">Eric Schmitt<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 jMFiFd\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 dLDTDi\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-02-23T15:30:00+11:00\">February 23, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 3:30pm<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 hMrcSL noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 cbqDrw\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 cGFoDo\" readability=\"8.5431472081218\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 bYQiGM\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 bRyYMS\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 bBuibL\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 bnZsbn sc-d1b14060-3 bnLMbo\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 NcyxX\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 dpTpUw sc-369d9219-0 ipWbwh\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"9\">\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-1 eGTSJh\">Save this article for later<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-2 crcSSW\">Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-0 sc-3f16ee48-6 sc-369d9219-3 dXbfCd gDnvwr gxYZHU\">Got it<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 fKewKr\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmQUR\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmPpl\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-67b869c7-6 cFwlqx\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"25\">\n<p><strong>Washington:<\/strong> President Donald Trump has told advisers that if diplomacy or any initial targeted US attack does not lead Iran to give in to his demands that it give up its nuclear program, he will consider a much bigger attack in the coming months intended to drive that country&rsquo;s leaders from power, people briefed on internal administration deliberations said.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiators from the United States and Iran are scheduled to meet in Geneva on Thursday for what appears to be last-ditch negotiations to avoid a military conflict. But Trump has been weighing options for US action if the negotiations fail.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_0.7025%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_68\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/02a287bb0b2cb21ae42dfecedf725c6c8fe115c6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_1.4051%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_68\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/02a287bb0b2cb21ae42dfecedf725c6c8fe115c6 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_0.7252%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_68\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/02a287bb0b2cb21ae42dfecedf725c6c8fe115c6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_1.4504%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_68\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/02a287bb0b2cb21ae42dfecedf725c6c8fe115c6 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"While the US has surged military firepower into the region, there are doubts that airstrikes alone could deliver regime change.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.132,%24multiply_0.5515,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_68\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/02a287bb0b2cb21ae42dfecedf725c6c8fe115c6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_0.5515%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_68\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/02a287bb0b2cb21ae42dfecedf725c6c8fe115c6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.132%2C$multiply_1.1029%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_68\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/02a287bb0b2cb21ae42dfecedf725c6c8fe115c6 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>While the US has surged military firepower into the region, there are doubts that airstrikes alone could deliver regime change.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">354th Fighter Wing<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although no final decisions have been made, advisers said, Trump has been leaning towards conducting an initial strike in the coming days intended to demonstrate to Iran&rsquo;s leaders that they must be willing to agree to give up the ability to make a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Targets under consideration range from the headquarters of Iran&rsquo;s Revolutionary Guard to the country&rsquo;s nuclear sites to the ballistic missile program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"21.202156334232\">\n<p>Should those steps fail to convince Iran to meet his demands, Trump told advisers, he would leave open the possibility of a military assault later this year intended to help topple Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.4248%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_93\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/48c2e596d2d2868d4ef786f73cf7d38052dd7f3a, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.4248%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_93\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/48c2e596d2d2868d4ef786f73cf7d38052dd7f3a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.4248%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_93\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/48c2e596d2d2868d4ef786f73cf7d38052dd7f3a 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There are doubts even inside the administration about whether that goal can be accomplished with airstrikes alone. And behind the scenes, a new proposal is being considered by both sides that could create an off-ramp to military conflict: a very limited nuclear enrichment program that Iran could carry out solely for purposes of medical research and treatments.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether either side would agree. But the last-minute proposal comes as two aircraft carrier groups and dozens of fighter jets, bombers and refuelling aircraft are now massing within striking distance of Iran.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/adeb6b00a0f9c801ce9f7b0f03961b996a1437ee, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/adeb6b00a0f9c801ce9f7b0f03961b996a1437ee 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/adeb6b00a0f9c801ce9f7b0f03961b996a1437ee, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/adeb6b00a0f9c801ce9f7b0f03961b996a1437ee 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump&rsquo;s envoy Steve Witkoff (left, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio) said at the weekend that the only acceptable outcome for Trump was for Iran to move to &ldquo;zero enrichment&rdquo; of uranium.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.378,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/adeb6b00a0f9c801ce9f7b0f03961b996a1437ee\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/adeb6b00a0f9c801ce9f7b0f03961b996a1437ee, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/adeb6b00a0f9c801ce9f7b0f03961b996a1437ee 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Trump&rsquo;s envoy Steve Witkoff (left, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio) said at the weekend that the only acceptable outcome for Trump was for Iran to move to &ldquo;zero enrichment&rdquo; of uranium.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"32.455892731122\">\n<p>Trump discussed plans for strikes on Iran in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday. The meeting included Vice President JD Vance; Secretary of State Marco Rubio; General Dan Caine, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the CIA director, John Ratcliffe; and Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9c3b35b934da691b6c9b7048d8644524f0845db2, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9c3b35b934da691b6c9b7048d8644524f0845db2 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9c3b35b934da691b6c9b7048d8644524f0845db2, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9c3b35b934da691b6c9b7048d8644524f0845db2 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran in 2019.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.2359,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/9c3b35b934da691b6c9b7048d8644524f0845db2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9c3b35b934da691b6c9b7048d8644524f0845db2, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9c3b35b934da691b6c9b7048d8644524f0845db2 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This article is based on conversations with multiple US officials with knowledge of the meeting, including officials with different views of the best course of action. None of them would allow their names to be used, citing the sensitivity of the discussions involving military operations and intelligence assessments.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Trump pressed Caine and Ratcliffe to weigh in on the broader strategy in Iran, but neither official generally advocates a certain policy position. Caine discussed what the military could do from an operational standpoint, and Ratcliffe preferred to discuss the current situation on the ground and possible outcomes of proposed operations.<\/p>\n<p>During the discussions of the operation last month to seize President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, Caine told Trump there was a high likelihood of success. But Caine has not been able to deliver the same reassurances to Trump during the Iran discussions, in large measure because it is a far more difficult target.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"35\">\n<p>Vance, who has long called for greater restraint in overseas military action, did not oppose a strike, but he strongly questioned Caine and Ratcliffe during the meeting. He pressed them to share their opinions on the options and wanted more of a discussion of the risks and complexity of carrying out a strike against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the US had been considering options that included putting teams of special operations forces on the ground that could carry out raids to destroy Iranian nuclear or missile facilities. That included manufacturing and enrichment operations buried far below the surface, outside the range of American conventional munitions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.135%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2e65423d4520dd80da8c5275426ac0b94ee08598, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.135%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2e65423d4520dd80da8c5275426ac0b94ee08598 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.135%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2e65423d4520dd80da8c5275426ac0b94ee08598, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.135%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2e65423d4520dd80da8c5275426ac0b94ee08598 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump is said to have sought assurances of military success from his generals &ndash; but any attack on Iran will be far trickier than the one that seized Venezuela&rsquo;s President Nicolas Maduro.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.135,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/2e65423d4520dd80da8c5275426ac0b94ee08598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.135%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2e65423d4520dd80da8c5275426ac0b94ee08598, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.135%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2e65423d4520dd80da8c5275426ac0b94ee08598 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Trump is said to have sought assurances of military success from his generals &ndash; but any attack on Iran will be far trickier than the one that seized Venezuela&rsquo;s President Nicolas Maduro.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But any such raid would be highly dangerous, requiring special operations forces to be on the ground far longer than they were for the raid to capture Maduro. Multiple US officials said that for now, the plans for a commando raid had been shelved.<\/p>\n<p>Army, Navy and Air Force officials have also raised concerns about the impact that a protracted war with Iran, or just remaining poised for such a conflict, could have on the readiness of Navy ships, scarce Patriot antimissile defences, and overstretched transport and surveillance planes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"24\">\n<p>The White House declined to comment on Trump&rsquo;s decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The media may continue to speculate on the president&rsquo;s thinking all they want, but only President Trump knows what he may or may not do,&rdquo; Anna Kelly, a White House spokesperson, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<h3>Positions harden<\/h3>\n<p>Even before the Iranians submit what appears likely to be their last proposal &ndash; officials said they expected it to be transmitted to the Trump administration Monday or Tuesday &ndash; the two sides appeared to be hardening their positions. Steve Witkoff, the president&rsquo;s special envoy, said on Fox News that Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;clear direction&rdquo; to him and Jared Kushner, his co-negotiator and the president&rsquo;s son-in-law, was that the only acceptable outcome for an agreement was that Iran would move to &ldquo;zero enrichment&rdquo; of nuclear material.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ce8bc0afcfeb81d7531b9bdc968eb198d0356b01, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ce8bc0afcfeb81d7531b9bdc968eb198d0356b01 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ce8bc0afcfeb81d7531b9bdc968eb198d0356b01, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ce8bc0afcfeb81d7531b9bdc968eb198d0356b01 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.092,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/ce8bc0afcfeb81d7531b9bdc968eb198d0356b01\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ce8bc0afcfeb81d7531b9bdc968eb198d0356b01, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ce8bc0afcfeb81d7531b9bdc968eb198d0356b01 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"34.244833068362\">\n<p>But Iran&rsquo;s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted anew in an interview on CBS&rsquo; <em>Face the Nation<\/em> on Sunday that the country was not ready to give up what he said was its &ldquo;right&rdquo; to make nuclear fuel under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. With that statement, the decision about whether the US was about to attack targets in Iran &ndash; with the apparent goal of further weakening the government of Khamenei &ndash; seemed to come down to whether both sides could agree to a face-saving compromise about nuclear production that Washington and Iran could each describe as a total victory.<\/p>\n<p>One such proposal is being debated by both the Trump administration and the Iranian leadership. According to several officials, it emanated from Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a United Nations organisation that inspects Iran&rsquo;s nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5521%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/62bde47ab53ead33d90d463c194499b33fb14dd1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5521%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/62bde47ab53ead33d90d463c194499b33fb14dd1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5521%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/62bde47ab53ead33d90d463c194499b33fb14dd1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5521%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/62bde47ab53ead33d90d463c194499b33fb14dd1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"  \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.5521,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/62bde47ab53ead33d90d463c194499b33fb14dd1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5521%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/62bde47ab53ead33d90d463c194499b33fb14dd1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5521%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/62bde47ab53ead33d90d463c194499b33fb14dd1 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Under the proposal, Iran would be permitted to produce very small amounts of nuclear fuel for medical purposes. Iran has been producing medical isotopes for years at the Tehran Research Reactor, a nearly 60-year-old facility outside the country&rsquo;s capital that was, in one of the strange twists of modern nuclear history, first supplied to the pro-American shah of Iran by the US under the Atoms for Peace program.<\/p>\n<p>If adapted, Iran could claim that it was still enriching uranium. Trump could make the case that Iran is shuttering all the facilities that would enable it to build a weapon &ndash; most of which were left open, operating at low levels, under the 2015 agreement between Iran and the Obama administration. Trump exited that agreement in 2018, leading the Iranians to eventually bar inspectors and produce near-bomb-grade uranium and setting the stage for the current crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>But it is far from clear whether the Iranians are willing to shrink what is now a vast, industrial-production nuclear program, on which they have spent billions of dollars, to a tiny effort of such limited scope.<\/p>\n<p>And it is also unclear whether Trump would allow nuclear production limited to cancer treatment studies and other medical purposes, given his public &ldquo;zero enrichment&rdquo; declarations.<\/p>\n<p>Araghchi made no direct mention of the proposal when he spoke from Tehran. But he said, &ldquo;I believe that still there is a good chance to have a diplomatic solution,&rdquo; adding, &ldquo;So there is no need for any military build-up, and military build-up cannot help and cannot pressurise us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, pressure is the key to these negotiations. What Trump calls the &ldquo;vast armada&rdquo; that the US has built up in the seas around Iran is the largest military force it has concentrated in the region since it prepared for the invasion of Iraq nearly 23 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"41\">\n<p>Two aircraft carrier groups, scores of fighter jets, bombers and refuelling planes, and antimissile batteries have poured into the region, a demonstration of gunboat diplomacy even larger than the one that preceded the forced extraction of Maduro from Venezuela in early January.<\/p>\n<p>The second carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, was steaming south of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday and will soon be off the coast of Israel, military officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Further complicating any final decision on military strikes, Arab leaders have been calling counterparts in Washington to complain about comments from Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, the conservative commentator, that aired on Friday, Huckabee said Israel had a right to much of the Middle East, outraging Arab diplomats in countries that the United States is hoping will support, or at least not openly oppose, an American attack on Iran.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.31%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_8%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/48c2e596d2d2868d4ef786f73cf7d38052dd7f3a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.31%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_8%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/48c2e596d2d2868d4ef786f73cf7d38052dd7f3a 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.31%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_8%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/48c2e596d2d2868d4ef786f73cf7d38052dd7f3a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.31%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_8%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/48c2e596d2d2868d4ef786f73cf7d38052dd7f3a 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford heading through the Strait of Gibraltar a few days ago, on the way to the Middle East.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.31,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_8,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/48c2e596d2d2868d4ef786f73cf7d38052dd7f3a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.31%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_8%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/48c2e596d2d2868d4ef786f73cf7d38052dd7f3a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.31%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_8%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/48c2e596d2d2868d4ef786f73cf7d38052dd7f3a 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford heading through the Strait of Gibraltar a few days ago, on the way to the Middle East.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">AFP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Administration officials have been unclear about what their objectives are as they confront Iran, a country of more than 90 million people. While Trump often talks about preventing Iran from ever being able to produce a weapon, Rubio and other aides have described a range of other rationales for military action: protecting the protesters whom Iranian forces killed by the thousands last month, wiping out the arsenal of missiles that Iran can use to strike Israel, and ending Tehran&rsquo;s support for Hamas and Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"15.880546075085\">\n<p>But US military action could also result in a nationalistic response, even among Iranians eager to see the end of Khamenei&rsquo;s brutal hold on power.<\/p>\n<p>European officials attending the Munich Security Conference this month said they doubted that the military pressure would force the Iranian leadership to give up a program that has become a symbol of resistance to the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This article originally appeared in <em>The New York Times<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i><br>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><b><i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 gMidPz\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bXzMFW noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 fDvLNJ\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 cGFoDo sc-780f6c39-3 csnzsK\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 bYQiGM\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 bRyYMS\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 bBuibL\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 BgjOX sc-d1b14060-3 bnLMbo\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 NcyxX\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-3dbe4134-0 eKUqbd sc-df8e6ee0-0 noPrint\" data-an-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-group=\"everything\" data-an-cu-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-position=\"4\" data-testid=\"from-our-partners-strap\">\n<header class=\"sc-84567ec1-0 ea-dUAB\">\n<h2 data-pb-type=\"hi\" class=\"sc-84567ec1-1 qhIfr\"><span>From our partners<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-df8e6ee0-1 dKvVOU\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hgOejj adWrapper noPrint sc-df8e6ee0-2 aNDAi\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hgOejj adWrapper noPrint sc-df8e6ee0-3 gRrJfI\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Trump considers &lsquo;much bigger attack&rsquo; on Iran as part of two-pronged war if diplomacy fails<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertisement Julian E. 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