U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 18th (local time) regarding whether the U.S. would strike Iran's nuclear facilities, "I might (do it), and I might not."
U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 18th (local time) regarding whether the U.S. would strike Iran's nuclear facilities, "I might (do it), and I might not."
Trump made this statement to reporters during a meeting at the White House that morning.
He added, "No one knows what I will do regarding Iran," and "What I can say is that Iran is facing a big problem and wants to negotiate."
In response to a question about whether Iran had made contact to propose negotiations, Trump said, "Yes, I said it was very late," and "There is a big difference between now and a week ago."
However, he did not completely rule out the possibility of negotiations with Iran. Trump noted, "Nothing is too late."
Trump returned to Washington, D.C., after shortening his schedule for the G7 summit held in Canada by one day. The previous day, he discussed the escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict and direct U.S. military intervention for the destruction of Iran's nuclear facilities with the National Security team in the White House Situation Room.
The meeting, which lasted over an hour and 20 minutes, has concluded, but the conclusions reached have not yet been disclosed.