President Donald Trump will determine whether or not to take navy motion in Iran throughout the subsequent couple of weeks, White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated on June 19.
“I’ve a message instantly from the president, and I quote: ‘Primarily based on the truth that there’s a considerable probability of negotiations that will or could not happen with Iran within the close to future, I’ll make my determination whether or not or to not go throughout the subsequent two weeks,’” Leavitt stated at a White Home press briefing.
Trump has been holding conferences within the Scenario Room on what to do about Iran.
The president has stated he could or could not get entangled within the battle.
Trump’s aim in terms of Iran just isn’t regime change, however moderately making certain that the Islamic Republic can’t receive a nuclear weapon, Leavitt stated. He has repeatedly stated that Iran can’t have a nuclear bomb.
“Let’s be very clear: Iran has all that it wants to attain a nuclear weapon. All they want is a call from the supreme chief to do this, and it might take a few weeks to finish the manufacturing of that weapon, which might in fact, pose an existential risk not simply to Israel, however to america, and to the whole world,” Leavitt stated.
“And that’s one thing that the whole world, together with nations like Russia, is in settlement with, that Iran mustn’t and can’t receive a nuclear weapon, and that’s why the president believes that, and he has believed that, once more, not simply his political profession, however frankly, his whole life.”
Whereas the president helps Israel’s navy motion in Iran, he has been pushing for a diplomatic answer.
A deal proposed to the Iranians by particular envoy Steve Witkoff that they rejected “was each life like and acceptable inside its phrases,” Leavitt stated.
Israel has launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear, ballistic missile, and different infrastructure. Iran has retaliated by hitting civilian inhabitants facilities in Israel, reminiscent of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. On June 19, Iran struck a hospital in Be’er Sheva, in southern Israel, wounding dozens.
Trump has known as for Iran’s “unconditional give up,” which the regime has rejected. Nonetheless, he has stated that america just isn’t trying to kill Iranian chief Ali Khamenei for now.
Israel is trying to destroy the Iranian nuclear web site at Fordow, which is deep underground and subsequently requires bunker-busting bombs. Solely america has these munitions and the planes able to deploying them.
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