Trump Iran Deadline Sets Up Possible Strike When IAEA Meets
U.S. Sailors observe an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter take off from the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford.
Photographer: Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Casco/US NavyUS President Donald Trump’s warning to Iran — that it has just 10 to 15 days to avert potential military action — suggests matters could come to a head when the United Nations nuclear watchdog next meets to decide whether to further censure the Islamic Republic.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s board is scheduled to hold a five-day meeting in Vienna starting on March 2, or 10 days from now. Diplomats are expected to weigh a new resolution censuring Iran for its nuclear program and could refer it to the UN Security Council for further action.