Clock ticks down as Trump’s threat to Iran nears crunch time
The clock is ticking on US President Donald Trump's threat to launch military strikes against Iran - but even if he gives the green light to his generals and admirals, will they achieve his aims?
Hopes of a diplomatic solution rest on last-ditch talks over Tehran's nuclear program in Switzerland between Iranian officials and American negotiators, headed by special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Trump has insisted he wants a peaceful outcome, but Iran appears resolute in not abandoning uranium enrichment and rejects US and western claims it is aiming to build a nuclear bomb.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is part of a powerful US military force off Iran. (UA Navy via CNN Newsource) (CNN)
Over the past weeks, the Pentagon has deployed its b...
