United States President Donald Trump has secretly approved plans for Washington to conduct a direct attack on Iran. The ruler has yet to give the order to proceed, but Tehran has already warned that any military intervention by Washington will be met with “irreparable damage” to the U.S.

Trump told the press on Wednesday that he has “ideas on what to do,” but has not made “the final decision.” Earlier this week, the president said that U.S. jets have unchallenged supremacy in Iranian airspace, according to a report by RT. He also claimed that killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would be “easy” and demanded Tehran’s “unconditional surrender.”

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This news comes on the heels of the mainstream media’s reporting that Israel will run out of defense missiles in less than twelve days. At that point, in order to stay engaged in this conflict, the U.S. will have to supply more weaponry.

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Trump has made several direct threats against Iran in recent days, while echoing Israeli claims that the Islamic Republic is developing a nuclear weapon. Iran has repeatedly insisted that its nuclear program is entirely peaceful. Trump is hoping that the prospect of the US joining Israel’s nearly week-long bombing campaign will force Tehran to meet his demands for unconditional surrender, The Wall Street Journal wrote on Wednesday.

Trump told senior aides late on Tuesday that he has endorsed plans for an attack on Iran but is waiting to give the final order until it becomes clear whether Tehran will agree to terminate its nuclear enrichment program altogether, the outlet wrote, citing three sources familiar with the discussions.

The US president has asked his advisers whether US Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs can penetrate and destroy Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility, which is buried deep in a mountain, Axios wrote on Wednesday, citing an anonymous official. -RT

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