President Trump is reportedly weighing more strikes against Iran, according to several new reports.
The White House ordered the Pentagon to draft potential plans for attacks against Iranian targets that may (or may not) be implemented before the midterm elections, according to a report from The Atlantic.
“It would make the president look like he got a win and that gas prices would start going down,” a Republican source familiar with the discussions told The Atlantic.
President Trump hinted to a crowd at a rally in San Antonio on Wednesday that he’s no longer interested in a deal with Iran.
“I think the deal isn’t really something that I want to do, but they’re willing to offer us anything to stop,” he told the crowd.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he no longer wants a deal with Iran, following reports that the U.S. military is preparing for possible strikes against the country, likely before the midterm election.
“I think the deal isn’t really something that I want to do, but they’re willing to offer us anything to stop,” Trump said: https://t.co/k5jomywbJc
— CNBC (@CNBC) October 8, 2026
Earlier on Wednesday, Axios reported that a “massive bombing” of Iran’s infrastructure and energy, including nuclear targets, was in play.
Video circulating on X reportedly shows Iran repairing a nuclear facility after strikes from Israel.
Iran repairing nuclear facility. This explains Axios reports that Washington has readied a new wave of strikes, pending Prez Trump’s order.
— Hussain Abdul-Hussain (@hahussain) October 8, 2026
Trump told the Texas crowd that the war against the “failed nation” Iran is going to end “very soon.”
“It’s got to be very soon,” he said.
However, reports from The Atlantic, CNBC, and Axios state that no specific timing on potential new strikes has been given.
Trump has “all options available at any time,” a White House official told “The Atlantic.”
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