Overview

• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held a June 19 briefing to outline the administration’s posture on the intensifying Israel-Iran conflict.
• President Trump disputed reports that he authorized military strikes, insisting no final decision has been made.
• He has not ruled out joining Israel’s assault on Tehran’s nuclear program but stopped short of endorsing a plan to target Iran’s supreme leader.
• Officials are debating the use of 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs to reach Iran’s fortified Fordow underground enrichment facility.
• No timeline has been set for U.S. action as diplomatic efforts continue to negotiate limits on Iran’s nuclear ambitions.