Trump Considers Strike on Iran to Halt Nuclear Program
US President Donald Trump is weighing a military strike against Iran to force nuclear concessions, according to The New York Times. Despite Iran's denials of nuclear weapons ambitions and global condemnation, Trump reportedly plans to act in coming days to demonstrate Iran has no choice but to abandon its program. The US has amassed troops in the Middle East in what officials describe as the largest deployment in two decades. Trump previously threatened Iran but later paused actions after protests. Negotiations resumed after a 2025 attack pause. Trump's advisers are discussing potential strikes on IRGC sites, nuclear facilities, and missile programs. Special forces raids on buried facilities are on hold due to risks. Iran vows retaliation against any attack and demands sanctions removal and recognition of peaceful nuclear rights in exchange for compromises like exporting enriched uranium and reducing stockpile levels. Talks resume in Geneva this week.