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US President Donald Trump
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may have plans to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities as early as next month, senior Australian government sources said, according to a Thursday report, though Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he had "no reason" to believe a strike was imminent.
Sources said that Australian and British intelligence services would be involved in identifying targets for a strike, Australia’s ABC news reported.
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the sources told the paper that Australia would not actively participate in an attack on Iran.
"Developing a picture is very different to actually participating in a strike," a source told ABC.
"Providing intelligence and understanding as to what is happening on the ground so that the Government and allied governments are fully informed to make decisions is different to active targeting," he said.
Turnbull appeared to reject the report, saying it was "speculation" and he had "no reason" to believe a strike was imminent.
"I saw a story today claiming that on the ABC, and citing senior Australian government sources," he said. "It’s speculation, it is citing anonymous sources."
He said that the ABC report information did not come from any of the relevant senior government officials.
"President Trump has made his views very clear to the whole world, but this story ... has not benefited from any consultation with me, the Foreign Minister, the Defense Minister or the Chief of the Defense Force," he said.
Australia and the UK partner with the US in the "Five Eyes" intelligence program, along with Canada and New Zealand, though the latter are unlikely to play any role in an attack on Iran, the sources told ABC.
