President Trump approved attack plans on Iran Tuesday night, but did not make a final decision on whether to strike the country and formally join Israel’s air campaign, a senior intelligence source and a Defense Department official told CBS News.
Mr. Trump held off on deciding to strike in case Tehran agrees to abandon its nuclear program, the sources said.
CBS News previously reported Tuesday that Mr. Trump was weighing a U.S. strike on Fordo, a subterranean uranium enrichment facility. Israel has not conducted any known strikes on Fordo since it began bombing Iranian nuclear and military targets late last week.
Mr. Trump told reporters on Wednesday he had not made a final decision on whether to strike Iran.
“I like to make the final decision one second before it’s due, because things change, especially with war,” he said.
“I may do it. I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do,” he said earlier Wednesday, adding that he’d like Iran to negotiate on a deal to end its nuclear program.
