Trump has approved US attack plans against Iran, but has not made the final decision, the sources say

Trump has approved US attack plans against Iran, but has not made the final decision, the sources say

After a meeting in the situation room on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told the advisors to the main ones that he approved the attack plans for Iran who presented them, but said he was waiting to see if Iran would be willing to discuss the end of his nuclear program, sources familiar with the matter said.

The Wall Street Journal first reported the news of the approval of the attack plan. Trump has not made any final decision on the participation of the United States and, although the attack plans are ready to function, he still has to decide whether to give a final order and continue with them.

President Trump on Wednesday afternoon wrapped another meeting in the situation room with his national security team.

It would be expected that the president would be presented with approval attack plans in the situation room while considering entering the conflict.

“As President Trump said today, all options remain on the table,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

President Donald Trump meets with members of Juventus Soccer Club at the Oval Office of the White House, on June 18, 2025, in Washington.

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As ABC has reported, multiple sources have told ABC News that your national security team has presented a variety of options that you are considering, including the use of US military assets to attack Iranian nuclear facilities.

A source familiar with intelligence tells ABC News that it is although Trump feels comfortable with the idea that the United States eliminates Iran’s underground nuclear facilities inside a mountain and protected by a concrete thickness.

Now there is a movement to prepare for this, said the source, and added that it would not be only a strike in the installation of Fordo, but several with stealth bombers of American B-2 capable of releasing 30,000-pound bombs that experts, according to experts, can penetrate up to 200 feet under the surface.

The Israelis have discovered that they did not get all the Iranian aerial defenses as they had thought, so it is an additional concern.

There has been no response from the Iranians probably due to the way Trump demanded “unconditional surrender.”

Trump is trying to involve the Maga Base with Vice President JD Vance to see what the reaction will be if it orders the bombing.

He has been informed about security in the bases of the United States, since they could be incredibly vulnerable.

Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Trump did not reveal what action he could take related to Iran.

“I have ideas about what to do, but I have not done a final: I like to make the final decision a second before it is due, because things change, especially with the war,” he said while taking questions in the oval office.

President Donald Trump observes during the installation of a new flag at the South Law in the White House in Washington, on June 18, 2025.

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Earlier on Wednesday, Trump said he was not ruling out the use of US military assets to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.

“I can.

Trump met with his advisors in the situation room on Tuesday afternoon after starting the group of seven summits in Canada early, citing tensions in the Middle East.

On Tuesday, Trump had demanded the “unconditional surrender” of Iran in a publication on social networks. He was asked on Wednesday to make what that means, Trump said: “That means I’ve had it, it’s fine. I’ve had it. I give up.”

“No more. Then we are going to exploit all the nuclear things that are in the whole place there,” Trump said.

The president said his patience “has already left” with Iran, and that Iran wants to negotiate, but said it can be too late.

Your message for the supreme leader of the Ali Khamenei regime? “I say good luck,” Trump said Wednesday.

President Donald Trump speaks as a flag post on the southern grass of the White House, on June 18, 2025, in Washington.

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The president also sought to go back to the prominent Maga voices that have been Franco on the United States not involved in the war between Israel and Iran.

“My followers are more in love with me today, and I am in love with them more than they were even at the time of the elections,” Trump said.

Trump was asked more about his message for Americans who are concerned about the possible participation of the United States and the retaliation potential.

“I don’t want to get involved either, but I have been saying for 20 years, maybe more, that Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon,” Trump replied.

“You know, I think they would use it,” Trump continued. “Others will not use it, but I think they would use it. So that is. It is very simple, as far as I am concerned. They cannot have a nuclear weapon.”

The contribution of Hannah Demissie and Alexandra Hutzler of ABC News to this report.

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