- Trump weighs airstrikes on Iran.
- Option "on the table" per White House.
- Follows deadly anti-government protests.
Human rights organizations have condemned Iran's protests, which are now in their third week and have claimed hundreds of lives.
"One thing President Trump is very good at is always keeping all of his options on the table,"
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Jan. 12.
"And airstrikes would be one of the many, many options that are on the table for the commander-in-chief. Diplomacy is always the first option for the president."
Leavitt added:
"The president has shown he's unafraid to use military options if and when he deems necessary, and nobody knows that better than Iran."
In light of the bloodshed in Iran, Trump informed reporters on January 11 that he is considering possible military options.
"The military is looking at it, and we're looking at some very strong options. We'll make a determination,"
he said.
Trump has already stated that if Iranian officials target nonviolent demonstrators, the US will step in.
What are the likely military targets in Iran for US airstrikes?
President Trump's consideration of airstrikes against Iran amid ongoing deadly demurrers focuses on high- value governance means that suppress dissent and hang indigenous stability, drawing from 2025 strike precedents.
Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant( Qom) buried 300 bases underground remains precedence after partial 2025 damage, causing advanced IR- 9 centrifuges producing 60 fortified uranium. Natanz( central Iran) stores thousands of IR- 6 centrifuges vulnerable to B- 2 cellarage- busters, while Isfahan's uranium conversion installation feeds both spots, all preliminarily hit in June" Midnight Hammer" operations.
Esfahan Province hosts the 8th Tactical Airbase( F- 14s) and bullet storehouse/ launch spots struck by Israel June 2025, with U.S. strikes likely expanding to Tabriz and Semnan launchers hanging Israel and Gulf abettors . Shahroud and Parchin bullet complexes enable rapid-fire drumfires, targeted to degrade Iran's 3,000 ballistic magazines.