{"id":7635,"date":"2026-01-30T21:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7635"},"modified":"2026-01-30T21:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:06:12","slug":"why-trump-is-going-after-iran-now-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=7635","title":{"rendered":"Why Trump Is Going After Iran Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"site-content\">\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p aria-live=\"assertive\" class=\"css-1dv1kvn\">new video loaded: <!-- -->Why Trump Is Going After Iran Now<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"video-header\">\n<header class=\"css-jgknzh\">\n<div class=\"css-1gn3fip\">\n<div class=\"css-vabf4\">\n<div class=\"css-1331l0f\"><nyt-betamax class=\"css-wkvudm\"><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/player-0.2.19-CnxAEwcy.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-cover><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/cover-0.2.19-eTrf0IGY.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-poster><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/poster-0.2.19-BdueiXaE.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Why-Trump-Is-Going-After-Iran-Now.png\" data-testid=\"betamax-poster\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"_poster_13tnt_20\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-poster><\/nyt-betamax-cover><nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/overlay-controls-0.2.19-DTyJF-yz.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/scrubber-0.2.19-allGBXvP.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><nyt-betamax-ads><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/ads-0.2.19-C_YVzzUG.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-ads><\/nyt-betamax><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1r2245g\"><span class=\"css-hple31\">As President Trump warns that \u201cwe have a lot of very big, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now,\u201d our national security correspondent David E. 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