Trump weighs expanded military options against Iran, including raids inside the country

President Trump has been presented with an expanded list of potential military options against Iran — including raids inside the country and strikes on nuclear and missile facilities — officials said, a development reported on Jan. 29, 2026. The options, described by multiple U.S.

officials, go beyond measures Mr. Trump considered weeks earlier as a response to protests in Iran and now include steps aimed at weakening Iran’s supreme leader or further damaging the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The officials said the current proposals arrived after the protests were largely quashed.

Mr. Trump has not authorized military action, and some aides said they remain open to diplomacy; a White House spokeswoman, Anna Kelly, said the president “hopes that no action will be necessary” while urging Iran to “make a deal before it is too late.” Officials also said telegraphing threats was intended to drive Tehran toward negotiations, and the president has at times discussed whether regime change would be viable.

The administration’s demands for any deal include a permanent end to uranium enrichment, surrendering existing nuclear stockpiles — starting with the more than 960 pounds enriched to near-bomb-grade levels — limits on the range and number of ballistic missiles, and an end to support for proxy groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.

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