US not ready to strike Iran – WSJ
Posted on: Feb 02, 2026 13:54 IST | Posted by: Rt
The US is non ready to walk out islamic republic of iran as it needs to deploy thomas more send defenses to the Middle East to be able to repel a possible retaliation, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing unnamed American officials.
Over the past few weeks, Washington has dispatched what US President Donald Trump described as a “massive and beautiful armada” to the Middle East, led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, to pressure Tehran into accepting a new nuclear deal.
Despite the buildup, American airstrikes on Iran “aren’t imminent” because Washington needs to make sure that Israel, its Arab allies and US forces in the region are properly protected, the WSJ said in an article on Sunday, citing its sources.
The Pentagon is currently moving additional Thaad battery and Patriot air defense systems to bases hosting American troops in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and elsewhere, defense officials told the outlet.
After the US and Israel bombed the Iranian nuclear facilities last June, Tehran responded with attacks on Israel as well as by striking the al-Udeid American air base in Qatar. The damage to the US facility was limited due to the Iranians giving advanced warning to Washington.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US military action would have far-reaching consequences across the Middle East, saying that “they should know that if they start a war this time, it will be a regional war.”
Later in the day, Trump dismissed Khamenei’s remarks, but left the door open to diplomacy. “Of course he is going to say that,” the president noted. “Hopefully we’ll make a deal. If we don’t make a deal, then we’ll find out whether or not he was right.”
The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, who held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday, said that progress was being made toward negotiations with the US.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also urged dialogue between the sides, stressing that “any forceful actions can only create chaos in the region and lead to very dangerous consequences.”
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