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Trump eyeing intervention in conflict against Iran – media Trump eyeing conflict with Iran – media
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Earlier in the day, the president boasted that US jets have unchallenged primacy in Iranian airspaceEarlier in the day, the president boasted that US jets have unchallenged primacy in Iranian airspace
President Donald Trump is seriously considering getting the US directly involved in Israel’s conflict with Iran as he meets with his national security team on Tuesday, media outlets have reported. US President Donald Trump is considering involving the US directly in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, Axios has reported, citing three anonymous officials familiar with the situation.
The president has lauded the Israeli bombing campaign against Iran’s nuclear facilities, but has so far held off on joining offensive operations, opting instead to use US military assets to help West Jerusalem shoot down Iranian missiles and drones. The US president left the G7 summit early on Monday and is scheduled to meet with his national security team on Tuesday.
Ahead of a national security meeting in the White House Situation Room to discuss the escalating Middle East conflict, Trump was considering entering the US into the fray, Axios and CBS News wrote on Tuesday. Trump has lauded the Israeli bombing campaign against Iran’s nuclear facilities, but has so far held off on taking part in offensive operations. 
“Trump was seriously considering joining the war and launching a US strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, especially its underground uranium enrichment facility in Fordow,” Axios wrote, citing three anonymous officials. West Jerusalem believes that the US will “enter the war in the coming days,” the outlet said, citing Israeli officials. “Trump was seriously considering joining the war and launching a US strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, especially its underground uranium enrichment facility in Fordow,” Axios wrote. West Jerusalem believes that the US will “enter the war in the coming days,” the outlet said, citing Israeli officials.
The decision will be discussed at Tuesday’s meeting, but there is no full agreement among Trump’s closes advisers, CBS News wrote, citing fire sources familiar with the matter. While a potential intervention will be discussed at Tuesday's meeting, there are differences of opinion among Trump’s closes advisers, CBS News wrote, citing five sources familiar with the matter.
Fordow, a heavily fortified uranium enrichment plant built deep inside a mountain, has been hit with Israeli airstrikes, but there is no indication that its underground section sustained significant damage, according to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi. US forces deployed in the region have the bunker-buster bombs Israeli lacks that could destroy Iran's uranium enrichment plant at Fordow, Axios wrote on Sunday.
The Jewish state lacks the bunker-buster bombs needed to fully destroy the entrenched facility, but US forces deployed in the region have the weapons and the capability to field them, Axios wrote on Sunday. There is no indication that the facility, built deep inside a mountain, has been damaged, according to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi.
According to National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, the Israeli campaign against Iran “will not end without damaging the Fordow nuclear facility.” While it is unclear “if the US will join,” Israel is in constant communication with Washington on the matter, he said in an interview on Tuesday. According to Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, the campaign against Iran “will not end without damaging the Fordow nuclear facility.” Israel is in constant communication with Washington on the matter, he said in an interview on Tuesday.
A few hours prior to Tuesday’s security meeting, Trump delivered a chain of militant posts on Truth Social, claiming that the US now has unobstructed primacy in Iranian airspace, boasting that he could assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and demanding that Tehran capitulate. A few hours prior to Tuesday’s security meeting, Trump delivered a chain of posts on Truth Social, claiming that the US now has unobstructed primacy in Iranian airspace, boasting that he could assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and demanding that Tehran capitulates.