The elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, who will begin his second term in the White House next month, is considering attacking Iranian nuclear facilities in order to prevent Iran from acquiring a bomb, according to a report this morning by the Wall Street Journal.
According to the report, Trump told Netanyahu in their recent conversations that he fears Iran will break through to nuclear capability during his term – and is interested in advancing plans to prevent this. Israel was already planning to strike Iranian nuclear facilities now that most of the Syrian threat has been dealt with. This caused Iran in response to ramp up the security of their nuclear facilities amid the growing threat of an attack from Israel. Though they were seeking US support to carry out the strikes, if Biden doesn't agree to give military support then Israel may have to wait for Trump's term.
It was also reported that Trump's team is formulating several military plans, including the reinstatement of the "maximum pressure" policy on Iran and the reinforcement of U.S. military forces in the region. Another option is to transfer advanced weapons to Israel, such as bunker-busting bombs, and the attack would be carried out by Israel.
