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Trump has approved Iran attack plans, but is holding off on giving order — report

By ToI Staff 19 June 2025, 12:30 am 5 Edit
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as workers install a large flag pole on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 18, 2025. (Brendan Smialowskyi/AFP)
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as workers install a large flag pole on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 18, 2025. (Brendan Smialowskyi/AFP)

US President Donald Trump told staffers that he has approved plans to strike Iran, but is waiting to see if Iran will give up on its nuclear program before issuing any order to attack, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Trump informed his senior aides yesterday that he had approved the plans, the report says, citing “people familiar with the deliberations.”

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