2026-01-26 20:35:00
Axios is out with an interview with Trump and it’s starting to sound like an attack on Iran is getting more likely.
Trump came close to ordering a strike on regime targets in Iran earlier this month over the killing of thousands of protesters. Instead he delayed the decision while also moving military assets to the region
Some reports say the strikes were delayed at Netanyahu’s urging. The report cites sources that Trump hasn’t a decision but the USS Abraham Lincoln entered the region today.
“We have a big armada next to Iran. Bigger than Venezuela,” Trump said.
There is still a diplomatic option but Trump isn’t likely to offer anything palatable to Iran, as he’s demanding the removal of all enriched uranium and a cap on long-range missile stockpiles.
“They want to make a deal. I know so. They called on numerous occasions. They want to talk.”
Here is a list of US attacks on Iran in the past 50 years.
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In 1980, the U.S. launched Operation Eagle Claw, a failed attempt to rescue hostages from the embassy in Tehran, which resulted in a fatal helicopter collision in the desert.
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Between 1987 and 1988, during the Tanker War, the U.S. Navy conducted Operation Earnest Will to escort oil tankers. This culminated in Operation Praying Mantis in April 1988, where U.S. forces destroyed Iranian oil platforms and warships in retaliation for a naval mine strike.
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In July 1988, the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf after misidentifying the civilian airliner as a hostile fighter jet, killing 290 people.
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In January 2020, a U.S. drone strike at Baghdad International Airport killed General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force, leading to a direct Iranian missile counter-attack on U.S. bases in Iraq.
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Throughout 2023 and 2024, the U.S. engaged in a series of retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia facilities in Iraq and Syria following a surge in drone and rocket attacks on American personnel.
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On June 22, 2025, during Operation Midnight Hammer, the U.S. conducted direct strikes on Iranian territory using B-2 bombers and cruise missiles, targeting nuclear and military infrastructure in response to regional escalations.
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