President Trump said Saturday that a new US attack on Iran could come soon, or that a deal might still be made. When asked how far along a possible attack was, he said the United States was "thinking about doing it, and maybe tomorrow." He also said there is a chance of a "nice, big, beautiful agreement," and asked whether Iran would "hold the deal." Those lines matched wire accounts of his remarks after he voted in Florida.

No new strike has been ordered. CBS News reported that US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said a strike this weekend is possible. "Could there be a strike this weekend? Absolutely," Barrack said on a podcast, CBS News reported. Trump has also said any wider move may wait until after the November 3 midterms, even as he claims he can end the war through renewed force.

The Wall Street Journal said US ships in the Middle East are preparing in case Trump chooses fresh attacks in the coming weeks. During a rare visit aboard the carrier USS George Washington and a guided-missile destroyer in the Arabian Sea, the paper saw flight operations and a large restock of standoff land-attack missiles and bunker-buster bombs meant to hit ground targets. The Hill reported that US Central Command has follow-up strike plans ready if the White House authorizes them, and that options go to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Analysts quoted by The Hill said inland military targets or energy infrastructure could be on the table. A third carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, may relieve the George Washington in the Centcom region, The Hill reported.

Iran says it remains open to talks under a Pakistan-brokered path and blames Washington for keeping a naval blockade, CBS News reported. Oil flows and Hormuz shipping remain a flash point as both sides trade threats and Yemen’s Houthis claim fresh attacks.

What we know: Trump left open a near-term strike or a deal. The George Washington is rearming. Centcom has options after the vote.
What we don't: Whether Trump will order strikes, and on what targets.