Trump says he will decide whether US will get involved in Israel-Iran conflict within 2 weeks
United States President Donald Trump will decide within the next two weeks whether Washington will get involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran, the White House said on Thursday.
The remarks came amid speculation about the US joining Israeli military operations in Iran.
During a media briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt quoted a message from Trump: “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks.”
The president’s priority was to ensure that Iran did not develop a nuclear weapon, Leavitt added.
The US administration has said that Iran has “never been closer” to building a nuclear weapon, BBC reported.
On Wednesday, Trump declined to confirm plans about his involvement in the conflict.
“I may do it, I may not do it,” he told reporters. “I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do. I can tell you this, that Iran’s got a lot of trouble, and they want to negotiate.”
Washington is an ally of Israel and acts as a guarantor of the country’s security.
Hours later, Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, told BBC that it would cause “hell” in West Asia if the US got involved. “This is...
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