BREAKING: Trump has approved US attack plans on Iran but hasn't made final decision, sources say
A source said he was getting "comfortable" with striking a nuclear facility.
Following a meeting in the Situation Room on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told top advisers he approved of attack plans for Iran that were presented to him, but said he was waiting to see if Iran would be willing to discuss ending their nuclear program, sources familiar with the matter said.
The news of the attack plan approval was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Trump has not made any final decision on U.S. involvement and while the attack plans are ready to go, he has yet to decide whether to give a final order and go through 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 attack plans for approval in the Situation Room while considering whether to enter the conflict.
"As President Trump said himself today, all options remain on the table," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
As ABC has reported, multiple sources have told ABC News that the president has been presented a range of options by his national security team that he is considering, including using U.S. military assets to strike Iranian nuclear facilities.
A source familiar with the intelligence tells ABC News that it's though Trump is getting comfortable with the idea of the U.S. taking out Iran's underground Fordo nuclear facility inside a mountain and protected by thick concrete.
There is now movement to get ready for this, the source said, adding it would not be just one strike on the Fordo facility but several with American B-2 stealth bombers capable of dropping 30,000 pound bombs that experts say can penetrate as far as 200 feet below the surface.
The Israelis have discovered that they did not take out all the Iranian air defenses as they had thought, so that is an added concern.
There has been no response from the Iranians likely because of the way Trump demanded "unconditional surrender."
Trump is trying to engage the MAGA base with Vice President JD Vance to see what they reaction will be if orders the bombing.
He has been briefed on security at the U.S. bases, since they could be incredibly vulnerable.