“US President Donald Trump is considering options for action against Iran, including targeted strikes against security forces and their leaders, to inspire the Iranian population to resume anti-government protests.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images Source: “European truth”, Reuters with reference to sources
Details: Two US sources familiar with the discussions said Trump was considering more strikes to create the conditions for regime change in Iran. This came after a mass crackdown that killed thousands of people in early January halted the protest movement.
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The US president is considering options for strikes against commanders and institutions that Washington considers responsible for the violence. That, U.S. officials say, could give protesters confidence that they can take over government and security buildings.
One of the sources in the US said that the options being discussed by Trump’s aides also include a much larger strike, in particular against ballistic missile depots or against Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities.
Another source said Trump has not yet made a final decision on a course of action, including whether to go military.
The arrival of a US aircraft carrier and support warships in the Middle East this week widens Trump’s options for potential action after he has repeatedly threatened to intervene over a crackdown on Iran.
On January 28, US President Donald Trump announced the approach of a large-scale American fleet to the shores of Iran and called on Tehran to immediately sit down at the negotiating table to conclude a nuclear agreement. threatening a large-scale strike.
The day before, it became known that the aircraft carrier strike group of the US Navy is led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in the waters of the Indian Oceanentering the area of responsibility of the US Central Command (CENTCOM).
Earlier, the media reported that Trump had received numerous reports from American intelligence that the regime in Iran is in the weakest position since the 1979 revolution.