What are Trump’s options for Iran after ‘final blow’ briefing?

NewsWorldMiddle EastWhat are Trump’s options for Iran after ‘final blow’ briefing?The United States is said to be weighing its options with the conflict no closer to formally endingJames C. Reynolds Friday 01 May 2026 12:44 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968726","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-iran-war-briefing-options-us-strait-hormuz-blockade-b2968726.html","title":"What are Trump’s options for Iran after ‘final blow’ briefing?"}}CloseTrump says Tehran 'badly' wants a deal but 'nobody knows who the leaders are'On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Donald Trump reportedly received a briefing from the military’s...