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Trump asked advisers about options to strike Iran nuclear site

The outgoing president's inquiry has raised concerns of a last-minute strike that could ignite a messy conflict.
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President Donald Trump asked top advisers last week about options to strike Iran’s primary nuclear facility at Natanz, sparking concern that the outgoing president could blunder into a military conflict before leaving the White House.

During an Oval Office meeting on Thursday, senior advisers, including newly appointed acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, reportedly talked the president out of the idea by warning of the risk of sparking a wider conflict with Iran. The discussion was reported by the New York Times.

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