A week after backing off from bombing Iran, President Donald Trump is reportedly still pressing aides for “decisive options” for attacking that country. Trump has repeatedly used the word “decisive” when describing what effect he would like any U.S. action to have on Iran, according to unnamed officials, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.
That phrasing, the Journal continues, has spurred aides at the Pentagon and White House to refine a suite of options for the president, including some that would seek to push the regime out of power. Officials also are devising more modest options, which could include targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps facilities. Trump has yet to order strikes on Iran, and what he ultimately will decide remains unclear, officials say. But the continued discussions show Trump hasn’t ruled out punishing Tehran for killing protesters in the midst of Iran’s spiraling economy.
