U.S. embassies across Middle East issue security alerts for Americans – CBS News

U.S. embassies across Middle East issue security alerts for Americans  CBS News

The alerts did not cite a specific threat, but called for Americans to "exercise heightened vigilance." Follow updates on the war in the Middle East for Monday, Sept. 21, here. See earlier developments below. President Trump told Fox News that he's in a "deciding mode" on Iran, forecasting "very big things" to come in the near future as he considers his options in the war.  Fox News' Trey Yingst said he spoke with the president, who said he's considering a handful of choices, including "wiping Iran out," "letting them rot economically," or striking a deal.  "My question is, if and when do I blow the entire nation up? They better behave," the president told Yingst.  Yingst said the president also told him he'd probably be open to meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is expected to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week.

The comments come after Mr. Trump told Axios on Thursday that he's facing a "big decision" on whether to "annihilate" the Iranian regime. CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a rare visit to Cairo on Sunday. Sisi's office said the meeting, attended by Egypt's spy chief Hassan Rashad, discussed the wars in Iran, the Gaza Strip and Sudan, as well as attacks on Gulf countries and