February 22nd, 2026 - 06:55 GMT
ALBAWABA - John Kiriakou, an American journalist and whistleblower, said that a former CIA officer told him that U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to launch an attack on Iran on Monday or Tuesday. Kiriakou said that his friend, who is a CIA officer, was at the White House on Friday morning and told him, "A decision has been made to attack Iran on Monday or Tuesday." He continued that ...
![President Barack Obama urged Congress Friday not to enact new sanctions on Iran in the near future. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/91308190.jpg?itok=vPcEPhAh "President Barack Obama urged Congress Friday not to enact new sanctions on Iran in the near future. [Getty Images]")
![Fresh expert-level talks between Iran and six major world powers have entered an unscheduled third day in Geneva. [presstv.ir]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/338999_Geneva-talks.jpg?itok=55H5YDx8 "Fresh expert-level talks between Iran and six major world powers have entered an unscheduled third day in Geneva. [presstv.ir]")
![Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif listens to International Peace envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi during a joint press conference in Tehran on October 26, 2013. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/185923014.jpg?itok=iLTgtY3k "Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif listens to International Peace envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi during a joint press conference in Tehran on October 26, 2013. [AFP]")
![Iran's Atomic Energy Organization president Ali Akbar Salehi and Vice-President of Iran, delivers a speech during the 57th General Conference at the UN atomic agency headquarters in Vienna on September 16, 2013. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/180768997.jpg?itok=GwlMnU_R "Iran's Atomic Energy Organization president Ali Akbar Salehi and Vice-President of Iran, delivers a speech during the 57th General Conference at the UN atomic agency headquarters in Vienna on September 16, 2013. [Getty Images]")
![Arab League-United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi addresses a news conference after a meeting on Syria at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva Dec. 20, 2013. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/brahimi_geneva.jpg?itok=tlhTMSTx "Arab League-United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi addresses a news conference after a meeting on Syria at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva Dec. 20, 2013. [AFP]")
![White House Press Secretary Jay Carney warned that if the new legislation to impose fresh sanctions on Tehran is enacted, “the president would veto it.” [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/183956556.jpg?itok=_THo009n "White House Press Secretary Jay Carney warned that if the new legislation to impose fresh sanctions on Tehran is enacted, “the president would veto it.” [Getty Images]")
![Representatives of Iran and the six world powers attend first round of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2013. [presstv]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/329867_Geneva-Nuclear-Talks.jpg?itok=hIdTkmU0 "Representatives of Iran and the six world powers attend first round of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2013. [presstv]")
![Whether it is Iran’s nuclear program, conflict in Syria, international terrorism, or domestic security, the IRGC is a key decision maker. [standupamericaus]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/Iran_Revolutionary_Guard.jpg?itok=Ye7E_X6B "Whether it is Iran’s nuclear program, conflict in Syria, international terrorism, or domestic security, the IRGC is a key decision maker. [standupamericaus]")
