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President Trump met Friday with top advisers and senior Cabinet officials to discuss whether to intensify the U.S. military campaign against Iran, according to a report from The New York Times. The meeting comes after the collapse of the ceasefire and the breakdown of a MOU that had been intended to bring Washington and Tehran back to the negotiating table for a longer-term nuclear agreement.
The report follows earlier news that Trump had scheduled a Cabinet meeting at Camp David and comes after Axios reported he was considering a military operation significantly larger than previous strikes against Iran. Next week, Israel’s Netanyahu’s is expected to visit the White House on Tuesday.
Stocks have moved lower with the NASDAQ Dow down -0.49%. The S&P index has given up its gains in trading just above unchanged at 0 point with a gain of 0.08%. The Dow industrial average is still up 0.38%.
Crude oil is trading at $89.36 the low at $87.68, but still below the 100 day moving average at $89.90..
In other news, the New York Times is also reporting that:
- American intelligence agencies believe that Iran snoop supreme leader is far more interested in his father and predecessor in pursuing a nuclear weapon.
UGH. Solving “problems” by creating problems.
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.
