Trump says Iran policy is "getting to be decision time"

President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview that U.S. policy toward Iran was nearing a crossroads, describing the options as a negotiated agreement or renewed military strikes. He later told reporters on Sunday, Oct. 25, that no attack was planned that day, while indicating strikes could come after the Nov. 3 midterm elections and as Washington moved another aircraft carrier group toward the Persian Gulf. The remarks came amid what officials describe as growing threats from Iran and Yemen’s Houthis, including attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and on Riyadh’s airport. The U.S. is scaling back diplomats and military personnel in some parts of the Middle East. Officials warn the interval before the new Congress takes office could be dangerous, and a negotiated settlement is seen as the most likely route to ending the conflict.