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Update(1730ET)<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong>As President Trump convenes a White House situation room meeting this Tuesday early evening, and following Ayatollah Khamenei’s earlier televised speech vowing\u00a0‘we will not surrender’<\/em>\u00a0– The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Trump has\u00a0made the decision<\/a>:<\/p>\n President Trump told senior aides late Tuesday that\u00a0he approved of attack plans\u00a0for Iran<\/strong>, but was holding off to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program, people familiar with the deliberations said. Iran\u2019s well-defended Fordow enrichment facility is a possible U.S. target. Israel has yet to attack the facility, which is buried under a mountain and is generally considered by military experts to be out of reach of all but the most powerful bombs.<\/p>\n Asked earlier if he had decided whether to strike at Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, Trump said, \u201cI may do it, I may not do it.\u201d And he repeated his insistence of Iran\u2019s unconditional surrender:\u00a0\u201cThe next week is going to be very big, maybe less than a week.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Is this yet another last ditch effort to strong arm Tehran to the negotiating table, where Trump’s hope is that it will declare zero enrichment? Has the US Commander-in-Chief painted himself into a corner, and now it’s all zero sum? The Iranians remain under heavy Israeli bombing, and with leadership likely in deep bunkers, are unlikely to negotiate the end of their own ‘regime’.\u00a0Trump may have finally pulled the trigger here<\/strong>. Where’s Congress?<\/p>\n
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