As Trump weighs return to conflict in Iran, here’s what could be targeted next

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Smoke rising after coordinated US and Israeli air strikes in Tehran on  March 1, 2026.

Smoke rising after coordinated US and Israeli air strikes in Tehran on March 1.

PHOTO: NYTIMES

David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Jonathan Swan and Julian E. Barnes

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump was in the Oval Office on May 22 with his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, in what appeared to be a review of military options for potentially resuming the bombing campaign against Iran.

The existence of the meeting was revealed by General Dan Caine, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a graduation ceremony at the Naval Academy.

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