Biden discusses possible strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities with team

US President Joe Biden discussed with his national security team possible strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. However, he did not give an order.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Axios.

According to the publication, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan provided President Biden with options for a potential US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. This is the case if the Iranians take steps to create nuclear weapons by January 20. All this happened at a meeting that remained secret a few weeks ago.

Axios notes that a U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities would be a huge gamble on the part of a president who has promised to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, but who also risks passing a new conflict to his successor. According to the sources, Biden did not give the green light for a strike during the meeting and has not done so since.

“Biden and his national security team discussed various options and scenarios during a meeting that took place about a month ago, but the president has not made a final decision,” the report said.

A U.S. official with knowledge of the matter said the White House meeting was not prompted by new intelligence and was not intended to result in a yes or no decision by the president. Instead, it was part of a discussion of “smart scenario planning” for how the U.S. should respond if Iran takes steps such as showing uranium enrichment to 90% purity by January 20.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 03/01/2025