The White House is reportedly considering making fencing around the presidential mansion permanent amid heightened tension with Iran and an assassination attempt against President Donald Trump earlier this year.  

The proposed fencing would be installed on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House and around Lafayette Square, according to CBS News, in an effort to bolster security and reduce the costs of setting up and dismantling temporary barriers for special events. 

The proposal is still in the preliminary phases and would need President Donald Trump's approval before it can move forward. The proposed fencing would stretch along 15th and 17th Streets and the Secret Service would retain the ability to open and close sections of the fencing for operational and security reasons. The White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, which is where 16th Street NW intersects Pennsylvania Avenue.

The White House confirmed to CBS that there are already security improvements being made to the front doors on the White House's North Portico, which faces Lafayette Square. 

"The work on the North Portico doors is for security enhancements and upgrades," the White House official said. "The North Portico project is expected to be finished around mid-September."

The White House also said the Secret Service and the president's team are always looking to boost safety but that no new projects have been confirmed so far.

"There are always discussions ongoing about how to make the White House Complex as safe as possible," the White House said. "Nothing is confirmed at this time. Any projects that are pursued will go through the necessary review process."

The discussions follow an assassination attempt against Trump in April at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, held at the Washington Hilton. The following month, a man opened fire at a security checkpoint outside the White House complex before he was fatally shot by Secret Service agents.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.