US President Donald Trump is considering a new large-scale strike on Iran. This comes after talks on its nuclear program and ballistic missiles yielded no results.
US President Donald Trump is considering a new large-scale strike on Iran after previous talks between Washington and Tehran on limiting the country's nuclear program and ballistic missile production made no progress, citing sources familiar with the matter, CNN reports, which learned of the options on the table for the US president, UNN writes.
According to sources, "among the options being considered are US airstrikes on Iranian leaders and security officials presumably responsible for the killings, as well as strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and government agencies."
Trump has not yet made a final decision on further action, sources said, but he believes his military options have expanded since earlier this month, amid a US carrier strike group being in the region.
The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group entered the Indian Ocean on Monday and continues to approach Iran, where it could support any potential operations against the country, both in terms of assisting with strikes and protecting regional allies from a possible Iranian retaliation.
According to sources, earlier this month, the US and Iran exchanged messages - including through Omani diplomats and between Trump's foreign affairs envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi - about a possible meeting to prevent a US attack, which Trump had threatened in response to the deaths of protesters.
