Donald Trump has spent all four years of his presidency engaging in an aggressive policy against Iran. Photo: ReutersPresident Donald Trump asked for options on attacking Iran's main nuclear site last week but ultimately decided against taking the dramatic step, a US official says. Trump has spent all four years of his presidency engaging in an aggressive policy against Iran, withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, and imposing economic sanctions against a wide variety of Iranian targets. In January, Trump ordered a US drone strike that killed Iranian military General Qassem Soleimani at the Baghdad airport. A strike on Iran's main nuclear site at Natanz could flare into a regional conflict and pose a serious foreign policy challenge for Biden.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 17, 2020 00:56 UTC