Politics · United States · 2 hrs ago
Trump Briefed on Options for Attacks on Iran, US Media Report
US media have reported that Donald Trump was briefed on possible military strikes against Iran.
The report concerns options for attacks on Iran.
It says Trump was briefed on those options.
The headline does not say who gave the briefing or when it happened.
It provides no details about the options or whether Trump supports any of them.
No decision or next step is stated.
Unnamed US officials said CENTCOM commander Cooper briefed President Donald Trump on options for possible attacks on Iran.
The meeting took place at the White House and included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine.
The Wall Street Journal report described Cooper briefing Trump in person as rare and said it could signal that major US military strikes are nearing.
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said he and other senators were briefed on possible attack plans and called them “insane.”
Murphy warned that an attack could cause a destructive escalation and weaken commitment to the rule of law.
- Who
- CENTCOM commander Cooper briefed President Donald Trump. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine also attended.
- What
- Trump was briefed on options for possible attacks on Iran.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- The White House.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Briefing location
- The White House
- CENTCOM commander
- Cooper
- Other attendees
- Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine
- Senator who commented
- Chris Murphy
- Reported source
- The Wall Street Journal
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What people are saying
insane
This would lead to a destructive escalation and would probably cause our commitment to the rule of law to disappear.