The US military is examining the possibility of resuming the full-fledged military operation against Iran, despite President Donald Trump’s earlier remarks, The New York Times (NYT) wrote citing unnamed US administration officials.

The newspaper says that three aircraft carriers will soon be deployed in the Middle East. The Pentagon is also drafting plans of striking missile and drone storage facilities in Iran, as well as other military and energy industry targets in the country.

Over the past several months, the Pentagon and Trump’s national security team submitted to the president five proposals regarding a large-scale military operation against Iran or Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement. Trump rejected all of them, the report says.