Page Axios On January 3, citing knowledgeable sources, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan presented plans to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities to President Joe Biden in a high-level meeting. The meeting took place about a month ago but has been kept private until now.
Accordingly, the US may decide to attack if Iran moves towards possessing nuclear weapons before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. Iran’s increased development of its nuclear program and the weakening of the country and its proxy groups in the conflict with Israel are said to have placed the order and opened up the opportunity for Mr. Biden to decide to attack.
Mr. Biden considers attacking Iran’s nuclear sites
Sources said President Biden did not make the final decision. A knowledgeable official clarified that the meeting was not held due to urgent intelligence sources and was not intended to make a decision. Instead, it was just a discussion to prepare precautionary plans and how the US would react if Iran pushed its uranium enrichment level to 90%, the level needed to produce nuclear weapons, before January 20.
US President Joe Biden is said to have heard plans to prepare a response if Iran moves towards possessing nuclear weapons
Another source confirmed that the White House is not currently discussing any military plans for Iran’s nuclear facilities. A source said President Biden was focused on the urgency of the plan and whether Iran really did enough to warrant such an escalatory attack in the middle of the transition of power. sensitive.
Observers say that attack will be a big gamble for outgoing President Biden because of the possibility that he will become the one to initiate a new conflict and leave it to his successor to resolve.
Iran has long denied accusations that it wants to possess nuclear weapons, emphasizing that its nuclear program is only for civilian purposes.
However, Iranian officials have recently spoken publicly about the possibility of changing nuclear doctrine, which Mr. Sullivan said deserves special attention.
Iran has enriched uranium to 60%. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates the country has enough enriched uranium to make four nuclear bombs but is said to need months to build one bomb.
