Trump readies ‘massive attack’ on Iran as additional 150 medics are sent to a military hospital in Germany that treats U.S. troops wounded in Middle East –Israel would join the new strikes if he asked, Trump said. | 23 July 2026 | President Donald Trump said Thursday he was near a decision on a serious escalation of attacks on Iran as oil hit its highest price in two months and Tehran-backed Houthi rebels opened a new front in the Red Sea. “I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before,” the President told Axios. “I am close to making a decision. We are all set for it.” Trump added that Iran wanted a deal but had not yet felt “enough pain” to properly negotiate. The Pentagon has flown a B-1 bomber over the region for the first time since the ceasefire collapsed and surged extra special operations forces into the area. A further 150 medics have been sent to a military hospital in Germany that treats U.S. troops wounded in the Middle East. Israel would join the new strikes if he asked, Trump said, but he insisted their help was not needed.