US President Donald Trump has categorically denied a Wall Street Journal report claiming he has approved a military strike plan on Iran but has held back from issuing a final order.

According to the report, Trump informed his senior aides that he was looking at the possibility of striking Iran’s nuclear programme but would make a final decision later.

In a short but pointed message on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote: “The Wall Street Journal has no idea what I think about Iran.”

The Wall Street Journal has claimed in its report that the US president will formally order the attack. However, the formal order for the attack has not been given yet.

The report said that Trump is waiting for Iran to end its nuclear programme.

Meanwhile, The New York Times reported that President Trump is preparing to extend an invitation for talks to an Iranian delegation.

The paper claimed that Iranian officials are likely to accept the invitation.

In another development, Trump convened a high-level meeting with his national security team to discuss US involvement in the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict.

No formal decision on US military participation has yet been made.