US President Donald Trump has approved a strike plan on Iran but is holding off on the final order. The White House says a decision will be made within two weeks as tensions with Iran escalate and diplomacy teeters.
In a surprising intervention, Trump Warns Netanyahu Against Iran Strike as U.S.-Tehran Nuclear Talks Near Breakthrough. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday (May 28) that he had explicitly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to take any military action against Iran amid sensitive nuclear negotiations. Trump, speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, emphasized that such a move would be “very inappropriate right now” as the United States edges closer to what he hinted could be a new nuclear deal with Tehran. “I told him this would be inappropriate to do right now because we’re very close to a solution,” Trump stated. “That could change at any moment.”
In a strong statement to Iran, President Trump Warns Iran to ‘Move Quickly’ on Nuclear Deal or Face Fallout Amid Intensifying US-Iran Talks. As diplomatic efforts to reach a new US-Iran nuclear deal intensify, former President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Tehran, urging the Iranian leadership to act quickly or risk severe consequences. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One after a stop in the United Arab Emirates, Trump made it clear that the clock is ticking.