HOW FAR WILL TRUMP ESCALATE THE WAR IN IRAN?
A White House insider says the president has floated the nuclear option
By Seymour Hersh
Jun 10, 2026
President Donald Trump sits next to New York Knicks owner James Dolan as they attend Game Three of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York on Monday. / Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images.
Four months into a difficult air war with Iran, President Donald Trump’s popularity is sinking among American voters. I have been told that in a recent secret meeting in the White House, he began speculating, albeit vaguely, about a nuclear option that could perhaps bring a quicker end to the war.
It should be said immediately that it was just inside talk to senior staff by a frustrated president. On Monday night Trump was intensely booed at the NBA Finals game between the Knicks and the Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and polls have consistently indicated that the Democrats will return to a majority in the House this fall and might flip enough Republican seats to gain control of the Senate.
Continue reading at seymourhersh.substack.com
Trump hardens tone against Iran, says ‘may keep going’ with strikes
US president claims Iran is ‘completely defeated’ and renews threats to bomb the country’s civilian infrastructure.
Jun 10, 2026
After insisting for weeks that a peace deal between the United States and Iran is close, President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric against Tehran, suggesting that time has run out to reach a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
On Tuesday, the US military began striking targets inside Iran in response to the overnight downing of a helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has since suggested that the US attacks may continue.
“I may keep going,” the US president told Fox News on Wednesday. “They had a chance to sign a deal and survive.”
Later, at an Oval Office event, Trump told reporters, “We’re going to be attacking them, attacking them very hard.”
Iran has responded to the latest US strikes by launching missiles against bases that host US forces in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.
Continue reading at https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/10/trump-hardens-tone-against-iran-says-may-keep-going-with-strikes
Iran DOWNS US Apache, War BLOWS UP on Trump | Mohammad Marandi
Jun 9, 2026
We remind our readers that publication of articles on our site does not mean that we agree with what is written. Our policy is to publish anything which we consider of interest, so as to assist our readers in forming their opinions. Sometimes we even publish articles with which we totally disagree, since we believe it is important for our readers to be informed on as wide a spectrum of views as possible.