Washington – President Donald Trump is increasingly relies on a small group of consultants to obtain critical inputs as weighs Whether you are ordering the American military action in Iran She targeted her nuclear program, according to defense officials and a senior administrative official.
At the same time, a senior administration official said that Trump was based on a group of allies outside the White House and in his management about whether he believed that he should harm the strikes in Iran – a question for him The main supporter section.
Despite the routine of a group of people routinely asking what they think should do, Trump tends to make many decisions with a few administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wales, Vice President of Staff Stephen Miller, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, who is also the head of the interim National Security Trustees, according to the Chief of Staff. The official said that Trump is also tending to his envoy in the Middle East, Steve Whitchov, when he weighs the decisions that fall under his wallet.
While decides whether the United States should be involved directly in a war with Iran, Trump expanded his circle in some respects while shrinking it in others. He has Director of Armed National Intelligence, Toulcy GabbardWho opposes us strikes in Iran, and did not resort to the Minister of Defense, Beit Higseth, as part of the decision -making process, according to defense officials and senior management official.
Defense Ministry spokesman Sean Parnell prompted the idea that Higseth did not participate severely.
“This claim is completely false. The secretary speaks with the president several times a day every day and he was with the president in the position hall this week,” Barnell said in a statement. “Minister Higseth provides the leadership needed by the Ministry of Defense and our armed forces, and he will continue to work hard to support President Trump’s peace through the power agenda.”
Trump Listen to General Dan Kane, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; General Eric Corella, commander of the US Central Command; The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Ratcliffe, said two defense officials and a former administration official.
White House press secretary Caroline Levitt He told reporters Thursday Trump will decide whether the United States should participate in the Israeli conflict in the next two weeks.
Unlike almost every president in front of him since World War II, Trump does not depend on senior officials to prepare foreign policy and military options carefully and then discuss it with him in an organized and intentional manner, according to two sources with knowledge.
It discusses foreign policy with officials in its administration, as well as countless foreign leaders and communications outside the government. But those discussions are more formal and free. As a result, it can be said that there are less opportunities for officials or senior military leaders to question his assumptions or raise concerns about the course of the work, the two sources said.
When Trump announced last month that he was lifting the sanctions on Syria after he met with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin SalmanSenior officials said by surprise. The sources said that the Treasury officials had no warning that it would issue such an announcement, and no technical preparations were made to implement a step that requires discussions with foreign banks and Syrian government officials.
Since his return to the White House in January, Trump has greatly expanded the National Security Council, which is traditionally cooperating with other federal agencies to formulate politics options and determine its potential consequences, especially when it comes to potential military measures.
