The United States has amassed sufficient forces in the region to potentially strike Iran as early as this week, Reuters reported, citing four unnamed European officials. Simultaneously, the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is reportedly en route to the Middle East. A European official close to Gulf leaders stated, "War is coming, and nobody supports this war." Donald Trump had previously threatened to strike Iran again, which puts Gulf allies in a position where U.S. military bases could become targets for Iranian retaliation.