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More than 240 have been killed and 1,277 others wounded in Iran after a week of escalation The US president has indicated Washington’s decision on joining strikes on Iran could come sooner than expected
US President Donald Trump will decide whether to join Israel’s campaign against Iran “within the next two weeks,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. US President Donald Trump said he will decide whether to join Israel’s campaign against Iran within two weeks “at maximum,” noting that it is difficult to push for a ceasefire and negotiations when one side is clearly “winning.”
“Based on the fact that there is a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision on whether or not to go within the next two weeks,” she quoted the president as saying during a press briefing on Thursday. “I’m giving them a period of time. And I would say two weeks would be the maximum,” Trump told journalists on Friday. The comment came shortly after senior diplomats from the UK, France, and Germany met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva. However, Trump insisted that “Europe is not going to be able to help in this.”
In the midst of Tehran and Israel’s week-long conflict, an Iranian missile reportedly hit a medical center in the southern Israeli city of Be’er Sheva earlier in the day. If Washington were serious about pursuing a peaceful resolution, it would take Trump just one phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Araghchi said earlier in the day. Trump responded, “It’s very hard to make that request right now.”
Following the attack, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “can no longer be allowed to exist.” “If somebody’s winning, it’s a little bit harder to do than if somebody’s losing,” he added.
Meanwhile, Israel has launched a new wave of strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and military installations, including the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor. Israeli strikes have killed at least 639 Iranians, many of them civilians, since hostilities began last Friday, according to the Washington-based Human Rights Activists group. Israeli officials have reported 24 deaths.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Operation Rising Lion – a series of missile attacks on Iran – has significantly damaged the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. West Jerusalem claims it has struck key nuclear sites at Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow. The IAEA has confirmed damage to facilities in Natanz and Isfahan. As the conflict enters its second week, Israel launched a new wave of strikes on dozens of targets in Iran, including missile production sites, while Iran fired a barrage of missiles that struck the strategic port city of Haifa.
According to the Washington-based Human Rights Activists group, Israeli strikes have killed at least 639 Iranians, most of whom are civilians, since the hostilities began last Friday. Israeli officials have reported 24 deaths. Netanyahu has said Operation Rising Lion – a series of missile attacks on Iran – has significantly damaged the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Israel claims to have struck key nuclear sites at Natanz, Isfahan, and the Arak heavy water reactor. The IAEA has confirmed damage to facilities in Natanz and Isfahan.
Russia has condemned Israel’s initial airstrikes and called for deescalation. President Vladimir Putin spoke with Trump by phone over the weekend. According to Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov, the two discussed the possibility of reviving negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program. Russia has condemned Israel’s initial airstrikes and called for de-escalation. President Vladimir Putin spoke with Trump by phone and held separate conversations with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Netanyahu to explore measures for de-escalation and the possibility of reviving negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program.