Trump and His Team Are Dropping Hints of  Preemptive Strikes on Iran

Thorny questions about Tehran’s nuclear program loom as the possibility comes into sharper focus.

AP/Alex Brandon
President Trump, with his Time Magazine cover in the backdrop, appears on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after ringing the opening bell, December 12, 2024. AP/Alex Brandon

Could President-elect Trump in his fresh term in the White House authorize preemptive strikes against Iran to curb its nuclear aspirations? That is the suggestion of a new report in the Wall Street Journal amid a growing recognition that economic sanctions alone may not do the trick.

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