Donald Trump has held a Situation Room meeting as he plans a massive bombing raid on Iran after losing patience with negotiations to the end the war.

The President met with Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine and White House envoy Steve Witkoff, two US sources told Axios.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined the meeting from US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

Trump is considering an operation ‘that is big in scale but short in duration,’ sources told Axios.

The aim of the renewed strikes is to push the Iranians into making a deal after months of stalemate since a ceasefire was announced a the start of April.

Trump made no secret of his intentions as he told reporters in the Oval Office: ‘We hit them hard yesterday, and we’re going to hit them hard again today.’

The Iranians responded by threatening to broaden the conflict to other countries.

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the national security commission in Iran’s parliament, promised retaliation on X, writing: ‘This time, the war won’t be limited to the region.’

Qatari mediators were holding talks with Iranian officials on Wednesday in another effort to bring about a deal.

Hegseth echoes Trump as he addressed troops in Florida, stating: ‘If they are not gonna make a deal we are gonna hit them hard.’

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