Breaking: Trump ‘identifies date for strike on Iran’ as world’s largest aircraft carrier heads to the Middle East –The U.S. and Israel would also launch the operation in a military joint effort. | 18 Feb 2026 | Donald Trump could make a decision on military strikes in Iran soon, with the U.S. military ready to potentially launch an attack by this weekend. American military assets have been built up in the Middle East in recent days ahead of a possible strike, CNN reported. “He is spending a lot of time thinking about this,” a source told the network, adding that Trump has found himself arguing both in favor of and against the military action. Earlier Wednesday, it was revealed the president is on the verge of green-lighting a “massive, weeks-long” military campaign against Iran that would be seen as all out war. Diplomatic negotiations led by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff reportedly made little progress on Tuesday after Tehran refused to meet Trump’s demand to halt all nuclear development, according to JD Vance. Sources tell Axios the campaign would have a broader regime-change objective against the Ayatollah. The U.S. and Israel would also launch the operation in a military joint effort.