Trump weighs strike on Iran. Two-week clock ticking. Tehran vows defiance. “We will NEVER surrender!”

The Middle East is once again on the edge of ignition. President Donald Trump has confirmed he is weighing a military strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. The decision window is tight. Two weeks. That’s the timeline the White House has now publicly acknowledged. The stakes are not theoretical. Israel has already launched strikes deep into Iranian territory. The United States is not yet involved directly, but the machinery is in motion. Plans are drawn. Targets are mapped. The president has not pulled the trigger, but the safety is off.

Trump’s national security team has presented him with a range of military options. These include precision strikes on Iran’s Fordo uranium enrichment facility and other nuclear-linked sites. Fordo is buried under a mountain near Qom. It’s not a symbolic target. It’s a hardened site designed to survive airstrikes. According to CBS and ABC sources, Trump has approved the operational plans but is holding back to see if Tehran will abandon its nuclear ambitions. That’s the hinge. If Iran folds, the strike may be shelved. If not, the countdown ends with fire.

“I like to make the final decision one second before it’s due,” Trump told reporters. “I may do it. I may not do it.” That’s not indecision. That’s leverage. The president is using time as a weapon. Meanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is not blinking. His message to Trump was blunt: “We will NEVER surrender.” Iran’s U.N. mission added more fuel, calling Trump a “has-been warmonger” and warning that any U.S. action would be met with “reciprocal measures.”

Israeli airstrikes have already killed at least 639 people in Iran, according to Human Rights Activists, a Washington-based group. That includes 263 civilians and 154 security personnel. Iran has responded with missile attacks on Israeli targets, including a direct hit on Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva. The hospital sustained extensive damage. Several were injured. The Israeli military says it used over 100 munitions and 40 fighter jets in a single night to strike nuclear-linked sites in Arak and Natanz.

Trump has made it clear that Iran will not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. He has also stated that regime change is not the goal. The objective is to halt the nuclear program. Period. The White House says there is still a “substantial chance” for negotiations. But Tehran has rejected talks under pressure. The clock is ticking. The fuse is lit. The next move belongs to Trump.