IS TRUMP POISED TO LAUNCH A MASSIVE IRAN ATTACK ANY MOMENT? I see 3 scenarios – let me walk you through them and ask you to pray
More tonight on THE ROSENBERG REPORT on TBN & Part 2 of an interview with former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — This is getting little or no attention in the American or Western media.
But you need to know that a bloody new war could break out here in the coming hours or days.
Tensions here are sky high.
Events are moving rapidly.
And the prospect of an apocalyptic new missile war in the region is, I’m afraid, very real.
It is, by no means, certain.
But it’s already causing the Israeli military to go on full alert.
It’s causing government officials, journalists, and business leaders to alter their plans and avoid flying to Israel or other countries in the region this week.
No one knows exactly what’s about to happen.
But many suspect the U.S. is about to launch a massive military attack against the Iranian regime at any moment – and that Iran might then retaliate by firing hundreds or thousands of ballistic missiles at U.S., Arab, and Israeli targets.
Let me explain here on ALL ISRAEL NEWS, just as I’ll do tonight on THE ROSENBERG REPORT at 9 p.m. EST on TBN, including Part 2 of my exclusive interview with former Israeli Mossad chief Yossi Cohen.
WHY MIGHT WAR BE IMMINENT?
Thousands of Iranian protesters have been murdered by the tyrants in Tehran.
Some reports put the number between 15,000 and 20,000, or more.
Tens of thousands more have been arrested by the regime.
President Donald J. Trump has ordered two American aircraft carrier strike groups into the region, along with hundreds of fighter jets, bombers, missile defense batteries, and American troops.
Over the weekend, the president made huge headlines by calling for an end to so-called Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s 37-year-long reign of terror, telling Politico, “It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran.”
Trump called the Ayatollah “a sick man” whose “country is the worst place to live anywhere in the world because of poor leadership.”
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREE OPTIONS: WHICH ONE WILL HE CHOOSE?
So, what will happen next in Iran?
I see three possible scenarios.
SCENARIO #1: PUNT
Trump talks tough against the regime but, in the end, does nothing, concluding that it’s simply too risky to his presidency, the roaring American economy, and Republican prospects in the midterm congressional elections this fall to do anything more.
Much of the media thinks Trump will punt.
Some say he has “chickened out” or “lost his nerve.”
Others say “the moment has passed,” and Trump would prefer a “negotiated settlement” to the crisis.
All that is possible.
But Trump and his team also see a high risk in his not keeping his word, especially with Moscow and Beijing watching.
The Commander in Chief told Iranians to pour into the streets and not to worry because the U.S. military was “locked and loaded and ready to move” if the Iranian regime started murdering the protesters.
When the regime did start its slaughter, Trump promised, “Help is on the way.”
Trump doesn’t want to be seen as a man of bluster rather than action.
So, I believe it’s more likely he will take action in the coming hours or days.
SCENARIO #2: PUNISH
Trump orders a large but limited strike designed to punish – but not topple – the Iranian regime for murdering so many protesters.
This is the most likely scenario, as I see it.
It would explain why Trump has ordered two aircraft carrier strike groups – one from Asia, the other from the Caribbean – to race to the Middle East, along with so much more military hardware and American forces.
Under this scenario, the delay is to get properly prepared for action – not because Trump has lost his nerve.
SCENARIO #3: PERISH
Trump goes all-in and orders massive and continuous military attacks designed to decapitate the Iranian leadership and severely damage – even destroy – the leadership and offensive capabilities of Iran’s military, paramilitary, intelligence, and police and security forces in order to effect regime change, causing the Iranian regime to perish from the face of the earth.
To be sure, this is the riskiest, most expensive, and most controversial option.
Can the U.S. destroy the Iranian regime using only air power (and cyber warfare and possible special operations), without putting hundreds of thousands of boots on the ground in Iran?
I’m not sure they can.
And no one I know supports an American ground invasion of Iran in 2026, the way George W. Bush ordered a ground invasion of Iraq in 2003.
If Trump explicitly states he is trying to topple the regime and fails, his credibility is severely harmed.
To be sure, if such a move is done right and succeeds, it could create the greatest geopolitical victory of the 21st century and the greatest accomplishment of Trump’s presidency.
Done wrong, however, it could prove disastrous.
CHRISTIANS, PLEASE PRAY WITHOUT CEASING
I don’t pretend to know which option President Trump will choose.
I’m not entirely sure he knows what he’s going to do yet.
Yes, I want to see this regime toppled.
I want to see the divine judgment of heaven destroy this regime and its military might in fulfillment of the prophecies of Jeremiah 49.
Like so many, I want to see the Iranian people set free politically and spiritually.
But I’m not certain Trump is prepared to go that far.
I lean toward thinking that Trump is more inclined to go with scenario #2.
Regardless, I urge all Christians to pray without ceasing for the president, for the people of Iran, and for the peace of Jerusalem.
Tensions are sky high because the stakes are sky high.
May the Lord’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Joel C. Rosenberg is the editor-in-chief of ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS and the President and CEO of Near East Media. A New York Times best-selling author, Middle East analyst, and Evangelical leader, he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and sons.
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