CBS: Trump Leaning Toward Striking Iran's Fordow Nuclear Facility
- 19.06.2025, 19:34
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In this way, the White House plans to prevent Tehran from having nuclear weapons.
U.S. President Donald Trump has tentatively approved the decision to strike American planes at the Iranian uranium enrichment plant in Fordow. In this way, the White House plans to prevent Tehran from having nuclear weapons, which it can create in the shortest possible time.
American news service CBS News reports this.
Trump, according to the publication, is informed about the risks and benefits of a strike on Fordow. He believes that taking the facility offline is necessary because there is a risk that Tehran will still acquire nuclear weapons.
"He believes there's not much choice. Completing it means destroying Fordo," one of the interlocutors told reporters.
The publication confirmed that Trump had tentatively approved plans to attack Iran as early as the evening of June 17. However, he has yet to make a final decision on the matter. Trump expects Iran to voluntarily give up its nuclear program and striking Fordow will no longer be necessary.
American intelligence, meanwhile, has given the White House reports that indicate the approximate speed at which Tehran is building nuclear weapons. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe claimed during a closed-door hearing that Iran is considered close to acquiring nuclear weapons.
Ratcliffe's statement does not coincide with the official U.S. intelligence position. There, it believes Iran's leadership has not given an official order to build a nuclear bomb - which has been reported to the US Congress. But the official continues to argue that it is he, and not other U.S. intelligence agencies, who is right.