Donald Trump has said there could be new talks with Iran in the “near future” and that he would decide whether to join Israel’s attack on the country “within the next two weeks”.
The statement by the US president on Thursday appeared to signal that he was slowing down his decision about entering the war, even as American military assets speed to the region amid fears of an imminent escalation.
“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 said in a statement read by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday.