2 days ago
Will Trump decide to drop a bomb on Iran?
President Trump left the G7 early in the middle of the night, rushing back to Washington where he will attend a meeting of his National Security Council in the White House Situation Room.
This secure crisis centre below the President's official residence has been the scene of countless high stakes meetings, but today's promises to be one of the most consequential in recent years.
Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu has long wanted to take out Iran's nuclear facilities, particularly the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, buried around 90 metres beneath a mountain towards the north-west of the country.
But Israel doesn't possess the B2 bombers which are the only aircraft capable of carrying the MOAB bombs needed to penetrate deep into the earth. The abbreviation stands for Massive Ordnance Air Blast and is also colloquially referred to as Mother Of All Bombs.
Now Donald Trump faces the 'mother of all decisions' on whether to drop a 15-tonne bomb on Iran in an attempt to end its nuclear programme, or whether he will give a diplomatic push one last try.
There is a significant part of his Republican Party which hates the idea of the US getting involved in another Middle East war. Donald Trump himself has boasted how no conflicts have started under his Presidency. But his social media posts today are bellicose.
When he wrote today on Truth & Social, 'We have complete and total control of the skies over Iran' and 'We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding' many inside his own MAGA movement were alarmed.
This feels like the US is not just defending Israel but is actively preparing to go on the offensive against Iran, with all the unintended consequences that may follow.
