US Signals Allies: 'No Immediate Plans for Iran Invasion' As Tehran Says Bigger Retaliation Coming

Yesterday in Politico: I have no idea what they are trying to do': Allies say Trump sends mixed signals on Iran. And today in Bloomberg, the latest: US Signals to Allies No Immediate Plans for Iran Invasion.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Fridayopenly questioned whether Washington and Tel Aviv even have a workable plan, warning that President Trump is instead driving toward "massive escalation."

"I have great doubt about whether there is a strategy, and whether the strategy can be executed," Merz said, underscoring growing unease among allies. The German leader revealed a tense half-hour call with Trump earlier this week, saying he told the US president bluntly that if he expects allied backing, "then ask us please beforehand" instead of going straight to the media. The conversation, Merz admitted, was "not without controversy."

Merz said Trump repeatedly brushed off alliance coordination altogether, telling him, "I don't need NATO." Meanwhile a new warning from Iran's Foreign Minister: