President Trump has postponed his decision on whether to join Israel’s military campaign against Iran for up to two weeks, with administration sources revealing his deep concerns about potentially creating “another Libya” situation that could destabilize the entire Middle East region.
The president has specifically referenced the oil-rich North African nation’s decade-long descent into prolonged chaos and anarchy following the 2011 NATO bombing campaign that successfully removed dictator Muammar Gaddafi from power.
Three sources close to the administration confirmed Trump has made this historical comparison repeatedly in recent high-level discussions about Iran policy.
Trump “doesn’t want it to turn into Libya,” stated one insider familiar with the administration’s internal deliberations regarding potential American participation in Israel’s ongoing airstrikes targeting Iran’s sophisticated nuclear facilities and military infrastructure.
The Libya comparison has become a central theme in Trump’s private conversations with advisors, reflecting his administration’s broader concerns about the long-term consequences of military intervention in volatile regions where regime change could lead to unpredictable outcomes.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday afternoon that the president was taking additional time to make his crucial decision “based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future.”
International diplomatic talks are scheduled for Friday in Geneva, Switzerland, where Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet with his counterparts from the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the European Union.
These discussions could provide an alternative pathway to military action, though administration officials remain skeptical about Iranian willingness to negotiate in good faith.
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will not attend the Geneva meetings, according to Leavitt, though he continues conducting separate bilateral conversations with Iranian officials through intermediary channels.
One administration source directly heard the president express serious concerns about Iran potentially becoming like Libya before Israel launched its comprehensive aerial assault on Iranian territory.
The source described Trump’s tone as deeply cautious, reflecting lessons learned from previous American military interventions in the region.
Additional administration sources received detailed briefings from those who heard similar statements after the current conflict began last week, indicating Trump’s Libya concerns have been a consistent theme throughout the crisis.
The president’s historical references demonstrate his awareness of how regime change operations can spiral beyond their original objectives.
A source close to the administration revealed that Trump also mentioned Afghanistan and Iraq when discussing potential long-term consequences of military action against Iran’s theocratic regime.
The New York Post reported that that according to a fifth source who has been briefed on Trump’s strategic considerations, the president appears most inclined toward ordering carefully targeted, limited airstrikes designed to destroy Iran’s most critical nuclear facilities at Fordow and Natanz using massive 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bombs that Israeli aircraft cannot carry due to weight and size limitations.
The precision munitions would represent America’s most advanced military technology, capable of penetrating deeply fortified underground installations that have been specifically designed to withstand conventional bombing campaigns.
Such weapons would ensure complete destruction of Iran’s uranium enrichment capabilities.
“Libya was a much more extended kind of bombing commitment, and it ended up being regime change,” the fifth source explained, highlighting the key distinction Trump draws between limited strikes and broader military campaigns.
“If the regime falls [in Iran], then it’s not on Trump, because that’s not the goal of his very limited strike.”
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