White House considers strike on Iran's nuclear facilities — media
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U.S. President Joe Biden considered striking Iran's nuclear facilities in case Tehran came close to building a bomb. The plan for such an operation was presented to him by White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
This was reported by Axios, citing three informed sources.
Strike on Iran's nuclear facilities
"White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan presented President Biden with options for a potential US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities if the Iranians take a step toward building nuclear weapons before January 20 (Trump's inauguration day — ed.)," the publication says.
It is noted that this happened several weeks ago, but until now, the meeting remained secret. Biden and his national security team allowed for various scenarios, but the head of state did not make a final decision.
A U.S. official familiar with the matter said that the meeting at the White House was not prompted by new intelligence. Nor was any clear decision expected from Biden. It was part of a discussion of the scenario of how the US should respond if Iran takes steps such as enriching uranium to 90% purity by January 20.
Another source said that the White House is not currently actively discussing possible military action against Iran's nuclear facilities.
Also, some of Biden's key aides argue that two trends — the acceleration of Iran's nuclear program and the weakening of Iran and its proxies in the war with Israel — could prompt Biden to launch a strike.
Earlier we wrote that the United States has allocated almost $2.5 billion to Ukraine. This is the last aid from Joe Biden as president. The U.S. State Department also made a statement on the prospects for assistance to Ukraine in 2025.
