Trump considers a "limited" attack against Iran after setting an ultimatum

BARCELONADonald Trump upped the ante this Friday in his standoff with the country of the ayatollahs. In statements to the media, he confirmed that his administration is evaluating the execution of a "limited" military strike against Iran. The threat, increasingly credible after the buildup of military personnel in the region and the deployment of allied countries to various anti-aircraft batteries, seeks to force the Tehran regime to reach a new agreement on its nuclear program. Trump has set a period of between 10 and 15 daysAn ultimatum that the president himself has described as necessary before "really bad things happen."

The confirmation came during a meeting with governors at the White House, where the president openly admitted to reporters: "I guess I can say I'm considering it." The statement comes at a time of maximum geopolitical fragility. Various US media outlets, such as the New York Times CNN reported that the Pentagon already has several options on the table to begin military operations. According to information from the defense specialist... Sunday TimesMark Urban, from London, said that there hadn't been a military deployment in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The ambiguity surrounding the true scope of this operation has generated a wave of uncertainty in international markets, causing the price of oil to rise by $66 per barrel. Investors fear that any military action could trigger an Iranian response that would block crude oil traffic through the Persian Gulf, a critical trade route that, if disrupted, could cause a global energy crisis with unpredictable consequences for the world economy. The risks of the operation

The current military context differs drastically from the confrontations of the recent past, especially from the Twelve Days' War June 2025. On that occasion, the United States and Israel bombed Iranian nuclear facilities to curb its atomic capacity and achieved a ceasefire quickly and without American casualties. However, the operation now being considered could be much broader and riskier, and could last for weeks or months, according to Urban. The lack of a clear public objective—regime change or just punishment—raises the question of whether the offensive would again be limited to research centers or extend to Iran's ballistic missile arsenal, an asset Tehran considers non-negotiable. The biggest risk is that the escalation could lead to an attempt at regime change by force, a strategy that Trump himself had called madness. But according to US media, the possibility is now back on the table. Iran's response to this ultimatum was swift and was officially conveyed through the United Nations. The head of the Iranian mission has warned that any attack would make all of the "hostile force's" facilities, bases, and assets in the region legitimate targets for retaliation. The threat directly endangers the 30,000 to 40,000 US troops currently stationed at thirteen military bases in the Middle East. Faced with this extremely volatile scenario, the Pentagon is working against the clock to reinforce the security of its positions, moving additional air defense batteries to protect personnel from a potential barrage of Iranian missiles. The danger of miscalculation is extremely high: the Iranian government could interpret the Trump administration's ambiguity and the ten- to fifteen-day timeframe as a direct existential threat to its power, forcing it to respond with a completely disproportionate force against US allies, including Israel.