Iran International – Jan 30, 2026
Decision-making circles in the United States and Israel have moved past diplomacy with Iran, viewing military action as effectively decided, with only the timing still under debate, a Western source familiar with coordination talks told Iran International.
According to the source, the key question in current meetings is no longer whether an attack will take place, but when an appropriate operational and political window will emerge — a window that could open in the coming days or take shape over the course of several weeks.
The source emphasized that, at this stage, the logic being discussed — unlike in previous periods — is not based on “reaching a new agreement.”
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he planned to speak with Iran, even as he sent another warship to the Middle East and the Pentagon chief said the military would be ready to carry out whatever the president decided.
Iran however says it will not engage in negotiations unless President Trump stops threatening it.
The source told Iran International that recent assessments identify the primary objective as delivering a decisive blow to maximally weaken and ultimately collapse Iran’s governing structure; a scenario that, in his words, is not comparable in scale or intensity to anything Iran has experienced so far.
The source said the operation under discussion would be “unprecedented,” stressing: “This time, we will be facing an attack the likes of which have not been seen before.”
According to the source, joint US-Israeli discussions have also concluded that current conditions for action differ from the past.
He said decision-makers believe the present situation has created a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” and that, as a result, willingness to accept risk — compared with the 12-day war — has increased markedly.
The source said that during the 12-day war last June, both Washington and Tel Aviv avoided taking greater risks, but the prevailing view now is that the current moment must be seized.
In June, Israel launched a surprise military offensive against Iran, followed by US strikes on June 22 targeting key nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow.
The attacks were launched when Iran failed to reach an agreement with the United States within a 60-day deadline set by Trump.
The US president said on Friday that he had directly communicated a deadline to Iran for reaching a deal, but offered no further details.
‘Israel on full alert’
The source also said Israel’s role could alter the scope of the scenario ahead. According to him, if Israel becomes directly involved — something he said has been planned for — the scale of the operation would expand, and in that case, the 12-day war would appear “very small” compared with the plans currently on the table.
The source said Israel is on full alert and that one scenario under discussion involves waiting for a “spark” to trigger the next phase, such as Iran attempting to fire a first missile toward Israel, which could then be used as justification for launching a far broader and more destructive campaign.
“The decision has been made. This will happen. The only question is when.”
My aunt’s cat’s manicurist says the same, so it’s certain.
With this being the THIRD time I’ve quoted A Flock of Seagulls, we can rest assured with full knowledge of the imminent arrival of not only the apocalypse, but the ‘avatar’ as well!
“I walk a lonely avenue
I never thought I’d meet a girl like you
Meet a girl like you
With auburn hair and tawny eyes
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through
Hypnotize me through
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I ran all night and day
I couldn’t get away
A cloud appears above your head
A beam of light comes shining down on you
Shining down on you
The cloud is moving nearer still
Aurora borealis comes in view
Aurora comes in view
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I ran all night and day
I couldn’t get away
Reached out a hand to touch your face
You’re slowly disappearing from my view
‘Pearing from my view
Reached out a hand to try again
I’m floating in a beam of light with you
A beam of light with you
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I ran all night and day
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I couldn’t get away…”
Iran all night and day-ee-yay
I wonder if Trump is thinking of using small nukes? The US cannot continue a sustained war an ocean and two continents away (with many flattened bases), but it might consider it has a chance to win if it goes in nuclear. And if they’re not planning on using nukes but they suspect Netanyahu is, maybe they’ll try to take the blame for Israel who will become despised by the whole world for it?
Trump may wish bone spurs could get him out of this one too.
According to an inside source: “The decision has been made. This will happen. The only question is when.”
Hmmm an “inside source”?
A more reliable inside source informs me:
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”
He goes onto to comment about “sabre rattling” and needing to achieve objectives beyond the ostensible “leaks” to the half-truther echo chamber…Iran seems to me to be a mini-Cold War (partner) antagonist. The sabre rattling and superficial fireworks will allow Israel to tighten the noose in Gaza; this is what it is really all about.
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Suffice to say if events contradict me. If there is nothing except a few theatre fireworks and skirmishes, I will return and say “I was wrong”. I will reassess my understanding of where Iran sits WRT to USA/Israel. As it is, this website had never addressed to my knowledge the MI6/Anglo-Indian roots of Ayatollah Khomeini’s parachuting into Iran after the Shah had criticised Jewish influence in the US. Further, the Iran-Iraq War that resulted, neutered Iraq’s threat to Israel. Iranians are Persian, Iraqis are Arab – they were among the foremost volunteers for the Palestinian (Arab) cause in 1947.
Yes, almost certain that the none-Semitic Khazarian mafia in USA and Israhell will attach Iran by midnight tonight. We have full moon as by the last attach in June, and an annual two days Jewish feast begins today February 1. They love to start carnage at such times.
If that don’t happen they most likely have decided to wait until next full moon. Then their blood feast Purim comes. That is when the Jews celebrate the massacre of the Persians which the Jewish infiltrator Esther managed to manipulate to happen some thousand years ago.
LOL..
bureaucrat ease…
‘virtual certainty’… which is definitely probable..or possibly definite, it could even be vaguely specific..
it’s certainly possible though, and quite possibly probable.. and definitely maybe doable which of course means very doubtful it wont go ahead and which can be said with almost utmost virtual certainty.
it’s definitely probable..
@MM..
Drumpf only packs small nooks…that way it’s easier to grab em by the prayer rug…he can also jangle ’em in his trouser pockets during times of low energy when he’s out on tour…
some times when he’s out of jangle and there’s no jingle in his pocket he’ll supplement with large doses of amphetamine slimming pills… and micro doses of LSD..
which is great, really great..lot’s of people have told him it’s possibly the greatest…he doesn’t know..but a lot of people have said that..
When the last Christian is strangled with the intestines of the last Jew, and bar-b-qued and eaten by the last Mullah.
It’s all so cryptic. Who can really say? Let’s just wait until Purim, to form an opinion.
As far as the fake-jews are concerned, the more American white niggers are blown up, the better.