<p>WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump told senior aides late Tuesday (June 17) that he approved attack plans for Iran but has withheld a final order to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear programme, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the deliberations.</p><p>[[nid:719242]]</p>

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WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump told senior aides late Tuesday (June 17) that he approved attack plans for Iran but has withheld a final order to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear programme, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the deliberations. [[nid:719242]]

Trump privately approved attack plans for Iran pending final order, WSJ reports