Trump Mulls Iran Strike Ahead Of High-Stakes Situation Room Briefing As He Says He Knows Where Ayatollah Is Hiding
President Donald Trump is reportedly seriously considering bombing Iran while revealing that the U.S. has knowledge of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s exact location, Trump said on Truth Social on Tuesday.
Three U.S. officials told Axios that Trump was seriously considering launching a strike on Iran, in particular using bunker busters to target the underground Fordow uranium enrichment facility. Additionally, Trump said that the U.S. is not going to attempt an assassination “for now,” but noted that his patience for the Supreme Leader was “wearing thin,” the president said in his Truth Social post.
Trump will reportedly meet with the National Security Council on Tuesday at 1 p.m. to further discuss whether or not to strike Iran, sources told Axios.
“We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding,” Trump wrote in his post. “He is an easy target, but is safe there – We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
The U.S. has reportedly been weighing whether or not to join Israel in striking Iran’s nuclear arsenal since the beginning of the strikes June 12. Additionally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not ruling out assassinating the Ayatollah. (Read more from “Trump Mulls Iran Strike Ahead Of High-Stakes Situation Room Briefing As He Says He Knows Where Ayatollah Is Hiding” HERE)
