CNN: "Trump seeks to resume negotiations with Iran through targeted strikes… rules out further military action"

President Donald Trump carried out precision strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities to encourage a resumption of diplomacy and is reportedly not planning any additional military operations.

On the 21st (local time), CNN cited multiple sources familiar with the situation in the White House, reporting, "President Trump hopes that this airstrike will serve as an opportunity to bring the Tehran regime back to the negotiating table" and that "at present, the United States is not considering further military action in Iran."

It has been reported that President Trump recently determined that U.S. military intervention was inevitable to eliminate Iran's underground nuclear facilities. Especially as diplomatic deadlock persisted and the possibility of Iran's nuclear armament increased, he reportedly decided to launch airstrikes on major uranium enrichment facilities such as Fordow and Natanz.