Trump Convenes Iran Meeting, US Blocked From Using British Bases For Strikes | Top Points

Last Updated:February 19, 2026, 19:48 IST

Trump summoned his top advisers to discuss the ongoing crisis with Iran as reports suggest that the US administration is close to launching a weeks-long campaign against Tehran.

US President Donald Trump has been rushed into an Iran crisis meeting as a top US ally warned that the President is set to strike Tehran “within hours" amid escalating nuclear tensions, according to several reports.

Trump summoned his top advisers on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing nuclear crisis with Iran, two US officials familiar with the matter told Axios. Trump was briefed on the nuclear talks held earlier this week in Geneva and the group discussed next steps.

This came after sources told Axios that the Trump administration is the closest it has been to launching a major war against Iran. A US military operation in Iran would likely be a massive, weeks-long campaign that would look more like full-fledged war than last month’s pinpoint operation in Venezuela, they said.

The Daily Mail reported that Trump was rushed into the meeting amid escalating tensions with Tehran. However, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said it was a pre-scheduled meeting to receive an update from Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the Iran talks and not a rushed crisis meeting.

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