U.S. media: Trump privately approved the attack plan against Iran, but did not give the final order.

On June 19, according to the Wall Street Journal, three people familiar with the matter revealed that U.S. President Trump told senior aides on Tuesday evening local time that he approved the attack plan against Iran, but has not yet issued a final order to determine whether Iran will abandon its nuclear program. Since Mr. Trump gave secret orders to the military in the White House Situation Room, he has publicly stated that a military strike is an alternative. “I have some ideas on how to do it, but I haven’t made a final decision yet — I tend to make a final decision a second before the deadline,” he told reporters on Wednesday. Trump wants to force Iran to comply with his demands by threatening to join Israel’s attack on Iran, according to people familiar with the matter. He acknowledged that the United States was considering an attack, but said he could still decide not to do so.