A HUGE US strike force was closing in on Iran last night as Donald Trump got ready to blitz the rogue state — possibly as early as today.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest and most powerful aircraft carrier, is believed to be on track to reach the region by Tuesday.
State-of-the-art fighter jets on the behemoth and its sister carrier USS Abraham Lincoln could then wipe out the ruling mullahs and their defences.
Flying tankers, needed to refuel jets, have been detected in Spain and Greece.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s negotiators have continued to reject demands to dismantle his nuclear programme or to end their bloody crackdown on protesters.
Trump hinted at a ten-day deadline for Iran while chairing the first meeting of his new Board of Peace on Thursday.
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“We may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe we’re going to make a deal.
“You’re going to be finding out over the next probably 10 days.”
His aides yesterday added that US forces would be ready to attack from today.
The US president’s patience is believed to be wafer-thin after Iran insisted on a week or two to mull over its options when talks in Geneva flopped.
A US official yesterday revealed the plan is to hit the regime with ever-increasing firepower until they concede to demands or are overthrown.