Pentagon Drafts New Three-Day Iran Strike Plan; Trump Hesitant

The significance here is less the operational plan itself than the visible gap between military preparation and presidential authorization — a signal that planning has advanced without a corresponding political decision. That distinction matters for anyone watching regional risk, because a drafted option is not a chosen one, and the absence of a decision timeline leaves the situation open-ended rather than escalatory. The open question is whether the hesitation holds or whether the plan moves from contingency to execution.