{"id":2571218,"date":"2026-02-18T18:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-trump-adviser-says-theres-a-90-chance-of-war-with-iran-in-coming-weeks\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:08:54","slug":"report-trump-adviser-says-theres-a-90-chance-of-war-with-iran-in-coming-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-trump-adviser-says-theres-a-90-chance-of-war-with-iran-in-coming-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Trump Adviser Says There\u2019s a \u201890 % Chance\u2019 of War with Iran in Coming Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-trump-adviser-says-theres-a-90-chance-of-war-with-iran-in-coming-weeks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new Axios report portrays rising tensions between Iran and the United States amid stalled nuclear talks, warning that a regional war could unfold within weeks if Washington views negotiations as insincere. The piece highlights mixed signals from the sides: Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >foreign minister spoke optimistically<\/a> about a set of guiding principles, while U.S. officials suggested progress is fragile, with Vice president J.D. Vance saying Iran has two weeks to propose acceptable enrichment concessions. Axios describes a U.S. military buildup in the Middle East, including the presence of the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford, and hundreds of flights and jets moving toward the region, framing a potential conflict as more expansive than last month\u2019s limited operations. The report also notes provocative remarks from Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei and comments from Donald Trump on regime change, with coverage drawing on The Wall street Journal, The New York times, and The Hill.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Amid differing interpretations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lausd-schools-close\/\" title=\"LAUSD schools close\">talks taking place<\/a> between Iran and the United States, a new report said war between Iran and America is growing more and more likely.<\/p>\n<p>The report from the Beltway news outlet&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/02\/18\/iran-war-trump-military-strikes-nuclear-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> says a regional, weeks-long conflict that would pit Iran against the U.S. and Israel could start within weeks if President Donald Trump decides that the negotiations over the future of Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program amount to nothing more than Tehran stringing the U.S. along with no intention of ever reaching an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The boss is getting fed up. Some people around him warn him against going to war with Iran, but I think there is 90 percent chance we see kinetic action in the next few weeks,&rdquo; an unidentified &ldquo;Trump adviser&rdquo; said, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Gauging progress in the talks depends upon the source.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance said Iran has been given two weeks to come up with acceptable proposals concerning its program to enrich uranium so that it can produce a nuclear bomb, according to a report Tuesday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-pitches-new-ideas-in-nuclear-talksbut-not-the-one-that-matters-to-trump-6e297cf0?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqeW8x7C7urpc1KkWA8YH8g6LVq1fQ2gMb2DZBnRC0caUA0yIXwVrk6g&amp;gaa_ts=6995f7a3&amp;gaa_sig=D60mJIUWPzuF1q-aCMJI4KRQw8Oh8dnzQN8XHN_X5FDKA77D5ysdw1NO0iTK2MORmWfqv0yjIA2bGr0taOVcKA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Vance said the talks had not achieved any breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister &nbsp;Abbas Araghchi took a more optimistic tone, saying that a &ldquo;set of guiding principles,&rdquo; had been reached, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/17\/us\/politics\/us-iran-nuclear-talks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> report Tuesday. He did not say what those were or when talks would resume.<\/p>\n<p>The same report also cited an unnamed U.S. official as saying progress had been made.<\/p>\n<p>According to Axios, a U.S.-Iran conflict would &ldquo;look more like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-complaints-show-definition-of-imminent-had-nothing-to-do-with-joe-biden-debacle\/\" title=\"Ukrainian Complaints Show Definition of &#039;Imminent&#039; Had Nothing to Do with Joe Biden Debacle\">full-fledged war<\/a> than last month&rsquo;s pinpoint operation in Venezuela&rdquo; and would be &ldquo;more existential for the regime&rdquo; in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>As the talks have dragged on, the United States has beefed up its military presence in the Middle East, with one aircraft carrier &mdash; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-u-s-shoots-iranian-drone-encounter-near-uss-abraham-lincoln\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USS Abraham Lincoln<\/a> &mdash; already in the region and another &mdash; the USS Gerald R. Ford &mdash; en route. More than 150 U.S. military cargo flights have moved weapons systems and ammunition to the region, according to Axios.<\/p>\n<p>Axios also reported that 50 fighter jets &mdash; F-35s, F-22s and F-16s &mdash; have also been shifted to the region.<\/p>\n<p>Iran is talking tough as the buildup grows.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Americans constantly say that they&rsquo;ve sent a warship toward Iran,&rdquo; Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/5742196-iran-warning-us-warships-nuclear-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill.<\/a> &ldquo;Of course, a warship is a dangerous piece of military hardware.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;However, more dangerous than that warship is the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Trump &ndash; who has pursued a carrot-and-stick approach to Iran on its nuclear program &ndash; was asked if he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-iran-regime-change-would-be-the-best-thing-that-could-happen\/\" title=\"President Trump: ... ... Would Be the &#039;Best Thing That Could Happen&#039;\">wanted regime change<\/a> in Iran.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;Seems like that would be the best thing that could happen,&rdquo; he said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/13\/us-news\/trump-regime-change-in-iran-would-be-the-best-thing-that-could-happen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&ldquo;For 47 years, they&rsquo;ve been talking and talking and talking. In the meantime, we&rsquo;ve lost a lot of lives while they talk,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Vance has given Iran two weeks to present acceptable proposals on its uranium-enrichment program, which would be used to build a nuclear weapon.<br \/>\n&#8211; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi offered a more optimistic note, saying a set of guiding principles had been reached, though he did not specify what they were or when talks would resume; an unnamed U.S. official also suggested progress had been made.<br \/>\n&#8211; Axios describes a potential U.S.\u2013Iran confrontation as likely to resemble a full-scale war more than last month\u2019s limited operation in Venezuela and says it would pose an existential threat to the Iranian regime.<br \/>\n&#8211; In response to the talks, the United States has boosted its regional presence, with the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln already in the area and the USS Gerald R. Ford on the way; over 150 U.S. military cargo flights have moved weapons and ammunition, and about 50 fighter jets (F-35s, F-22s, and F-16s) have been redeployed to the region.<br \/>\n&#8211; Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that while warships are dangerous, the weapons that could sink them are even more dangerous.<br \/>\n&#8211; In a separate remark, President Trump, in an interview cited by the New York Post, suggested that regime change in Iran \u201cmight be the best thing that could happen,\u201d criticizing the many years of talks and the casualties incurred during that period<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2571219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-for-feb.-18-2026.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4551,32404,3823,3634,50434],"class_list":["post-2571218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-foreign-policy","tag-geopolitics","tag-iran","tag-trump","tag-war-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/trump-for-feb.-18-2026.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571222,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571218\/revisions\/2571222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}