Svmuu News: Three sources familiar with the matter revealed that on Tuesday local time, U.S. President Donald Trump convened a meeting in the White House Situation Room to discuss a large-scale offensive against Iran; the scope of this operation will be broader than the strikes currently being carried out around the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump This appears to be a deliberate escalation of the conflict, intended to inflict sufficient damage to force the Iranian regime to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept the demands made regarding its nuclear program.