Senators in both parties are growing increasingly nervous about the possibility that President Trump could insert the United States directly in the Israel-Iran war with a decision to bomb Iran to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

It’s not clear whether Trump has made a decision himself on an issue that divides his own party and the MAGA movement. On Wednesday, he said, “I may do it, I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do.”

The Wall Street Journal later in the day reported that Trump had told senior aides he approved of an attack plan for Iran but was holding off on giving a final order to see if the country abandons its nuclear program.

On Capitol Hill, there is broad support in both parties for Israel, but there is also fear about getting drawn into a larger war in the Middle East.

“I’m uncomfortable,” said Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), who noted that Trump campaigned on keeping the U.S. out of foreign conflicts. Since taking office, Trump has so far unsuccessfully sought to get peace deals in the Russia-Ukraine war and in the Middle East.

“These decisions are always a function of assessing risk accurately and your reward,” Hickenlooper said. “What do we get out of it? And I’m not sure what’s in it for the American people. That’s the........

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