Trump Weighs Limited Military Strikes on Iranian Targets

Trump Weighs Limited Military Strikes on Iranian Targets

Apr 13 2026

ARK News.. Donald Trump is currently reviewing, alongside his advisers, the option of launching limited military strikes against Iranian targets as a pressure tactic to break the deadlock dominating the stalled peace negotiations.

The Wall Street Journal reported, citing informed sources, that the option of a “comprehensive and sustained attack” is currently the least likely scenario under consideration by Trump. Instead, the primary focus is on conducting precise, limited strikes in parallel with imposing a tight naval blockade.

In posts on his platform Truth Social, Trump announced that U.S. naval forces will begin asserting full control over maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

He accused Tehran of threatening regional security by laying naval mines, describing such actions as “global extortion operations.”

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