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Trump Weighs New Military Options Against Iran
President Trump has deployed the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and over 30,000 troops to pressure Iran for nuclear concessions and respond to its crackdown on protests.
- White House advisers told officials that President Donald Trump is still weighing expanded military options against Iran, including targeting nuclear and missile facilities, without authorization yet.
- Facing international pressure after a bloody crackdown, the Trump administration cites Iran's nuclear push and proxy support, following at least 6,443 reported deaths, as central reasons to press Tehran.
- Military planners outlined specific options, including covert U.S. commando forces raids inside Iran and strikes on nuclear sites, while USS Abraham Lincoln, a carrier strike group, and a dozen F-15E planes bolster regional forces.
- Regional governments including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman and Qatar have privately urged Washington not to strike, while Iranian military spokespeople warned any U.S. action would be met with a decisive response "delivered instantly" and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for talks to avoid crisis.
- Legal advisers are debating whether the president has authority to order strikes without Congress, and officials note regime-change goals are risky due to unclear governance if Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is removed.
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