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U.S. prepares for new military strikes against Iran
CBS News ^ | May 22, 2026

Posted on 05/22/2026 6:10:46 PM PDT by McGruff

The Trump administration was preparing Friday for a fresh round of military strikes against Iran, according to sources with direct knowledge of the planning, even as diplomacy continued.

No final decision on strikes had been reached as of Friday afternoon.

"Circumstances pertaining to Government" are keeping President Trump from attending his son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding this weekend, he said in a social media post. The president had planned to spend Memorial Day weekend at his golf property in New Jersey but will now return to the White House.

Some members of the U.S. military and intelligence community canceled their plans for the Memorial Day weekend in anticipation of possible strikes, several sources said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


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1 posted on 05/22/2026 6:10:46 PM PDT by McGruff
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🚨🇮🇶 BREAKING: Initial reports of fighter jets heard above Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.

Iraqi airspace is the corridor between Israel and Iran.

Jets over Baghdad fit the pattern of an eastward strike package moving toward Iranian territory.


2 posted on 05/22/2026 6:12:01 PM PDT by McGruff
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Well Gee CBS, thanks for informing Iran of our plans..Iran already knew this would eventually happen so they are prepared for it, heck they were prepared the first time yet we offed Khamanei so who knows, JUST FINISH THE DAMN JOB


3 posted on 05/22/2026 6:13:31 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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Sounds like the balloon is about to go up. That squares with Trump missing his son’s wedding.

CC


4 posted on 05/22/2026 6:13:59 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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BREAKING: Massive GPS jamming detected across Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, and the Persian Gulf indicating active electronic warfare preparation.

Heavy interference (red zones):

• Western Iran (Kermanshah, Lorestan—missile base locations)
• Kuwait and northern Persian Gulf
• Iraq (Basra, Baghdad)


5 posted on 05/22/2026 6:14:23 PM PDT by McGruff
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Iran airspace


6 posted on 05/22/2026 6:16:11 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: Sarah Barracuda

It’s not like it’s a secret. Trump has been telegraphing this attack for weeks.


7 posted on 05/22/2026 6:17:39 PM PDT by McGruff
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Trump suddenly returned to the WH instead of going to Bedminster ...................


8 posted on 05/22/2026 6:18:40 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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🇺🇸 BREAKING: President Trump has arrived at the White House. The White House immediately announced a press lid. Trump will not be speaking to any members of the press for the rest of the evening.

7:35 PM · May 22, 2026


9 posted on 05/22/2026 6:19:22 PM PDT by McGruff
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True, and Iran is waiting for it, heck they were waiting the first time but they didnt know that Israel knew about the meeting that was taking place..so whatever Trump has planned, I hope its a good one that finally finishes these jackasses once and for all


10 posted on 05/22/2026 6:19:37 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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The US MSM telegraphing our moves. Maybe the military should target CBS towers and buildings first before they commence military operations in Iran.


11 posted on 05/22/2026 6:19:55 PM PDT by CatOwner ( )
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Hey, CBS has duties and obligations.
To Iran.
Come on, they are libs and hate the US.


12 posted on 05/22/2026 6:20:05 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Both houses of Congress and a large majority of Americans are now against this stupid war.


13 posted on 05/22/2026 6:24:36 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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🇮🇱🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷GPS disruption report in the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Kuwait.


14 posted on 05/22/2026 6:25:01 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

“Both houses of Congress and a large majority of Americans are now against this stupid war.”

So am I.

The stupid Iranians started this war; they should not have done that.

Now President Trump has to end it with victory.


15 posted on 05/22/2026 6:30:50 PM PDT by jeffersondem
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Maybe this will get the Senate back in session. /s


16 posted on 05/22/2026 6:32:07 PM PDT by CatOwner ( )
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To: jeffersondem

The Iranians started this war?


17 posted on 05/22/2026 6:33:21 PM PDT by McGruff
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Domino’s Pizza (1.4 miles from the Pentagon) is experiencing an extreme spike in activity at 227%. Pizzato Pizza (2.2 miles) also reports high traffic at 167%.

DOUGHCON level is 1 as of Friday evening.


18 posted on 05/22/2026 6:35:56 PM PDT by McGruff
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They sure did. In 1979.


19 posted on 05/22/2026 6:37:26 PM PDT by Justa (Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people....)
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To: everyone

President Donald Trump said he was “an hour away” from deciding whether to attack Iran on Tuesday before he was convinced to postpone the strike for a few days.

“We were all set to go ... It would have been happening right now,” Trump told reporters Tuesday at the White House when asked how close he was to ordering that attack, which would have officially ended the shaky U.S.-Iran ceasefire that remains nominally in place.

Trump claimed in a Truth Social post Monday afternoon that he was delaying a previously unannounced strike planned for Tuesday because several Middle Eastern leaders asked him to “hold off” in light of ongoing discussions with Iran.


20 posted on 05/22/2026 6:40:22 PM PDT by McGruff
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