US President Donald Trump has been rushed into an Iran crisis meeting as a top US ally warned that the President is set to strike Tehran “within hours" amid escalating nuclear tensions, according to several reports.

Trump summoned his top advisers on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing nuclear crisis with Iran, two US officials familiar with the matter toldAxios. Trump was briefed on the nuclear talks held earlier this week in Geneva and the group discussed next steps.

This came after sources toldAxiosthat the Trump administration is the closest it has been to launching a major war against Iran. A US military operation in Iran would likely be a massive, weeks-long campaign that would look more like full-fledged war than last month’s pinpoint operation in Venezuela, they said.

The Daily Mailreported that Trump was rushed into the meeting amid escalating tensions with Tehran. However, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said it was a pre-scheduled meeting to receive an update from Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the Iran talks and not a rushed crisis meeting.

US Secretary Marco Rubio and other senior officials also attended the meeting. One US official toldAxiosthat he Iranians need to come back to the Trump administration by the end of the month with a package of steps that addresses the concerns the US presented in Geneva regarding their nuclear programme.

Polish PM Warns Of ‘Strikes Within Hours’

In recent weeks, Trump has ordered the largest military build-up of infantry, naval and aerial firepower on Iran’s border since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, escalating fears of a war between the two countries that could last for several weeks.

Several reports suggested that Israel would support the US in a joint military effort. Trump has demanded Iran make major concessions regarding the country’s nuclear and ballistic missiles programmes, although Tehran has strongly resisted these demands.

Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday said all citizens should evacuate Iran as it may no longer be an option in a matter of hours. “In a few hours there may be no more possibility to evacuate Poles from Iran," he said.

“Please leave Iran immediately… and do not go to this country under any circumstances," Tusk said.

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