US President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his two-week timeline for deciding whether America would join Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, calling it the “maximum” window for action in an apparent bid to pressure Tehran to negotiate.
Asked by a reporter whether the US could launch a strike before the two-week deadline, Trump on Friday replied: “I would say two weeks would be the maximum.”
The American leader also on Friday declined Iran’s call for him to urge Israel to stop its air strikes, saying, “It is very hard to make that request right now.”
Israel on Friday launched fresh strikes against dozens of targets in Iran, including missile production facilities.
“If somebody is winning, it’s a little bit harder to do that than if somebody is losing,” Trump said, referring to Israel’s battlefield advantage.
“But we’re ready, willing and able, and we’ve been speaking to Iran, and we’ll see what happens,” he added. “We’ll see what happens.”
