September 21, 2026

Israel-Iran War

Rubio says it would be ‘suicidal’ for Iran to close Strait of Hormuz after US attack– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran against closing the Strait of Hormuz after the United States attacked three of the country’s nuclear facilities on Saturday.

Rubio claimed that while the U.S. would be affected, the impact would be greater on the rest of the world, most notably China.

“It would be a suicidal move on their part because the whole world would come against them if they did that,” Rubio said on CBS News’s Face the Nation.

In this image provided by the White House, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in foreground, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sit in the Situation Room, Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the White House in Washington. (The White House via AP)

The strait, which is about 100 miles long and 21 miles wide, is shared between Iran and Oman and connects the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. It handles about a quarter of the world’s oil trade, and disruptions in the supply chain there would likely increase oil prices globally.

Rubio said a move to close the strait would escalate tensions and prompt a response from the U.S., saying such an action would be “the worst mistake they’ve ever made.”

<b>Iran Injures 86 Israeli Citizens After Missile Strikes</b>- <i> dailycaller.com</i>

Iran Injures 86 Israeli Citizens After Missile Strikes– dailycaller.com

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At least 86 Israeli civilians were injured early Sunday morning after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles into the Jewish state in what is being described as a furious retaliatory strike following the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities, The Times of Israel reported.

The Israel Defense Forces said 27 ballistic missiles were fired at the country in two waves, according to The Times of Israel. The first included 22 missiles, followed by a second wave of five, striking at least 10 locations across northern and central Israel. (RELATED: JD Vance Says US ‘Not At War’ With Iran)

<b>Israel-Iran war live: Trump says key nuclear facilities ‘obliterated’ by US; missiles hit Israel after Iran launches retaliatory strikes - The Guardian</b>- <i> news.google.com</i>

Israel-Iran war live: Trump says key nuclear facilities ‘obliterated’ by US; missiles hit Israel after Iran launches retaliatory strikes – The Guardian– news.google.com

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  1. Israel-Iran war live: Trump says key nuclear facilities ‘obliterated’ by US; missiles hit Israel after Iran launches retaliatory strikes  The Guardian
  2. Live updates: US intervenes in Israel-Iran war, strikes Iranian nuclear sites  AP News
  3. With Military Strike His Predecessors Avoided, Trump Takes a Huge Gamble  The New York Times
  4. Israel-Iran live updates: Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after U.S. strikes nuclear sites  The Washington Post
  5. Satellite images show activity at Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility before U.S. air strikes  CNBC
<b>Israel says 21 people wounded as Iran fires dozens of missiles following U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities</b>- <i> www.cbsnews.com</i>

Israel says 21 people wounded as Iran fires dozens of missiles following U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities– www.cbsnews.com

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Tel Aviv, Israel — Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel on Friday morning, wounding at least 21 people — four of them seriously, paramedics said — after the U.S. joined Israel’s week-long attacks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear sites.

Iranian missiles made impacts in four sites across Israel: in Haifa, Tel Aviv, Be’er Yaakov and Nes Ziona, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency response service.

Searches were underway for people believed to be trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building in Tel Aviv, local media reported.

The Israel Defense Forces told CBS News that Iran had launched about 30 missiles at Israel.

<b>Iran launches wave of missiles at Israel following US bombing of nuclear sites</b>- <i> www.euronews.com</i>

Iran launches wave of missiles at Israel following US bombing of nuclear sites– www.euronews.com

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Iran launched a wave of more than 40 missiles at northern and central Israel, leaving at least 86 people injured. The attack came just hours after Israel and the United States launched a coordinated attack on Iran, which included the bombing of three of its nuclear sites.

Israel’s health ministry reported that of those who arrived at hospitals, two people were moderately wounded and 77 others were in good condition.

Israeli local media reported residential areas in Tel Aviv and the central town of Nes Ziona being struck. Tel Aviv’s Deputy Mayor Haim Goren said that hundreds of homes were damaged in the attacks.

Meanwhile in the northern city of Haifa, an IDF spokesperson said an Israeli air defence interceptor malfunctioned and crashed during the Iranian attack, causing damage and lightly wounding several people.

<b>EU officials hold talks with Iran as conflict with Israel rages - National</b>- <i> globalnews.ca</i>

EU officials hold talks with Iran as conflict with Israel rages – National– globalnews.ca

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Israel and Iran exchanged strikes a week into their war Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump weighed American military involvement and new diplomatic efforts got underway with Iran’s foreign minister arriving in Geneva for talks.

Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is buried under a mountain and widely considered to be out of reach of all but America’s “bunker-buster” bombs. He said he’ll decide within two weeks whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in the war given the “substantial chance” for renewed negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Britain’s foreign secretary said he met at the White House with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the potential for a deal that could cool the conflict.

Before flying to Geneva for meetings with the European Union’s top diplomat and counterparts from the United Kingdom, France and Germany, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his country was “not seeking negotiations with anyone” as long as Israel’s attacks continued. He also accused the U.S. of collaborating with Israel, noting that Trump regularly used “we” in social media posts and interviews talking about the attacks on Iran.

Keir Starmer calls for Iran to return to negotiating table – BBC– news.google.com

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  1. Keir Starmer calls for Iran to return to negotiating table  BBC
  2. U.K.’s Starmer Urges Iran to Return to Negotiating Table After U.S. Strike  WSJ
  3. Crisis – which crisis? Israel-Iran another huge challenge for government  BBC
  4. Starmer backs Trump’s bombing of Iran saying it ‘can never be allowed to develop nuclear weapon’  The Independent
  5. Starmer warns Trump to de-escalate in Iran  politico.eu

China Warns: ‘World Will Not Be at Peace’ if Middle East Unstable– time.com

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China Warns: ‘World Will Not Be at Peace’ if Middle East Unstable– time.com
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Iran’s friends don’t like the war decimating Tehran, but they’re not ready to join the fight against Israel and potentially the U.S.

Instead, Russia and now China have urged deescalation, emphasizing the dangerous consequences the escalating conflict could have on the whole world.

“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday. “If the conflict escalates further, not only will the conflicting parties suffer greater losses, but regional countries will also suffer greatly.”

“The warring parties, especially Israel, should cease fire as soon as possible to prevent a cycle of escalation and resolutely avoid the spillover of the war,” Xi added.

Xi’s comments came in a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which both leaders called for a ceasefire, according to a readout by China’s foreign ministry. Earlier this week, Russia warned that Israel’s attacks have brought the world “millimeters” from nuclear calamity, and Putin urged Trump against attacking Iran, as the President is mulling direct U.S. military engagement in the war that has already killed hundreds in Iran and dozens in Israel.

CNN Picks Up Iran State Media Mantle, Defends Regime

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CNN Steps In for Demolished Iranian State Media HQ, Carries Story of Popular Anger and Threat of Revenge– freebeacon.com
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‘There’s actually someone’s lunch at their desk standing here, which they probably would have been wanting to eat until they had to evacuate the building,’ correspondent Frederik Pleitgen says while holding up a melted spoon

CNN reporter Frederik Pleitgen toured the Iranian state-controlled broadcasting headquarters that Israeli warplanes struck, pointing out the regime’s destroyed tech and food remains as he noted that the attack had sparked calls for “revenge.”

“You can see the damage is absolutely massive. I‘m standing in the atrium right now, but if you look around this whole area has been completely destroyed,” Pleitgen, a CNN senior international correspondent, said as the camera panned over the demolished office.

“All of the offices, all of the technology that they have inside here, the broadcast technology, everything has been rendered pretty much useless,” he added. The screen showed phones, keyboards, computers, and other tech that looked decades old.

A hijab-clad presenter was reading regime propaganda on the state-run Akharin Khabar network when it was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Monday. The anchor quickly ran off screen as others shouted in the background.

‘Crooks and Liars’ Tries to Pin Jesus to Political Assassinations

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Watch: Alleged MN Shooter Performs Unhinged Dance As He Gets ‘Excited About Jesus’– crooksandliars.com
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The man suspected of killing two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was caught on video dancing as he said he was “excited about God.”

In a 2021 video unearthed by Blue Georgia, Vance Boelter could be seen giving a speech to a church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

“And I’m just as excited about Jesus!” Boelter shouted. “And when I get excited, and when I get excited, I want to dance. I want to dance. And what Jesus did for me, Oh, Jesus is God! Almighty God! He saved my life! Woo!”

“I’m excited about God!” he continued. “Oh, I want to want to love God. Because he’s coming again and he’s excited. And he’s got plans. He has plans and purposes. And the design for each one of you. And for me!”

Speaking on Meet the Press on Sunday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) linked the shootings to Boelter’s religious ideology.

“It was politically motivated, and there clearly was some through line with abortion because of the groups that were on the list and other things that I’ve heard were in this manifesto,” she said.

Watch the video below.

In Iran, Trump has a chance to end a long shadow war– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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By targeting senior Iranian government and military officials, eliminating top nuclear scientists, and crippling critical components of the regime’s nuclear weapons infrastructure, Israel has forced the mullahs into a position they likely never imagined possible before the strikes. Through superior intelligence gathering and a meticulously executed military strategy, Israel has dealt a catastrophic blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Yet, much like a newt can regrow its tail after losing it to a predator, Iran’s regime may still attempt to rebuild its clandestine nuclear program — especially if its Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant remains intact.

Built deep beneath a mountain, the Fordow facility is impervious to all but the most powerful American-made bunker-busting bombs. While some believe Israel may have the capability to destroy the complex, most assessments conclude the task remains beyond its reach and that only the U.S. can finish the job.

As PJ Media’s Stephen Green recently explained, “There is literally only one bomber and one bomb to make the big badda-boom that could destroy Iran’s last remaining nuclear enrichment plant from the air.”

Iran Has Enough Enriched Uranium for a Weapon– www.breitbart.com

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On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) stated that Iran has enough enriched uranium to build a nuclear weapon and this is closer than they ever were before.

Co-host Sara Sidner asked, “Netanyahu, for more than a decade now, has said Iran is close to obtaining a nuclear weapon. This time, he said Iran was fast approaching that goal. Trump is siding with that assessment. But U.S. intelligence sources told CNN this week that their assessment is that Iran was at least three years away from being able to make and deliver a nuclear weapon. You are on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. What do you know? Where do you stand when you see these two conflicting assessments?”

Krishnamoothi answered, “Well, I don’t want to get into classified information, but what I know is that the Iranians are a lot closer now than they have ever been, and they have enough enriched uranium to basically build a weapon should they choose to do so.”

Trump sees disabling Iran nuclear site at Fordo as necessary, says he’ll decide on strike within 2 weeks– www.cbsnews.com

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Washington — President Trump has been briefed on both the risks and the benefits of bombing Fordo, Iran’s most secure nuclear site, and his mindset is that disabling it is necessary because of the risk of weapons being produced in a relatively short period of time, multiple sources told CBS News.

“He believes there’s not much choice,” one source said. “Finishing the job means destroying Fordo.”

The president approved attack plans on Iran on Tuesday night, but has not made a final decision on whether to strike the country and formally join Israel’s air campaign, a senior intelligence source and a Defense Department official told CBS News on Wednesday. Mr. Trump held off on deciding to strike in case Tehran agrees to abandon its nuclear program, the sources said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president will make a decision on whether to order a strike within the next two weeks.

“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 whether or not to go within the next two weeks,” Mr. Trump said in a statement read by Leavitt at the White House press briefing.

Trump caution on Iran strike linked to doubts over ‘bunker buster’ bomb, officials say – The Guardian– news.google.com

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  1. Trump caution on Iran strike linked to doubts over ‘bunker buster’ bomb, officials say  The Guardian
  2. Bombing Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear plant might not be effective, one expert says  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. The United States may destroy the Fordow enrichment plant. It won’t make the Iranian nuclear threat go away  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  4. Israel strikes unfinished Arak heavy water reactor in Iran  BBC
  5. What to know about the MOP and the B-2, the bunker-buster bomb and plane that could be used to strike Iran  CBS News

Where is the Ayatollah? Madcap ‘Supreme Leader’ holed up in lair – but still an ‘easy target’ for Trump’s bunker busters– www.thesun.co.uk

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IRAN’S supreme leader has scurried away to an underground bunker in a Tehran suburb amid threats to his life, according to reports.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is believed to be cowering away in the secret lair as Israeli missile attacks rain down nearby.

Two informed sources inside the country told Iran International the country’s ageing dictator is holed up in the bunker in Lavizan, a neighbourhood in Tehran.

It is among the areas in Iran to have been rocked by explosions over the past few days.

Khamenei’s family are also with him, the sources added, including his son Mojtaba – who is seen as a potential heir to the supreme leader.

The Ayatollah also reportedly sought refuge in this bunker during Iranian strikes in April 2024 and October 2024.

It comes as the conflict between Israel and Iran continues to escalate – and Donald Trump weighs up whether to get directly involved.

<b>Israel-Iran Conflict: How another Middle East War is ripping MAGA apart - will Trump coalition survive? | World News</b>- <i> timesofindia.indiatimes.com</i>

Israel-Iran Conflict: How another Middle East War is ripping MAGA apart – will Trump coalition survive? | World News– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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As war clouds gather over Tehran, the “America First” coalition fractures—from Carlson’s outrage to Cruz’s crusade, with Vice President JD Vance echoing the commander-in-chief’s every word.

The MAGA Movement Promised No More Wars—Now It’s on the Brink of One

Donald Trump didn’t just win the 2024 election—he crushed it with a promise to rebuild America without stumbling into another foreign disaster. “No more stupid wars” became doctrine. His base connected with this pledge, proud that he hadn’t launched any new wars.But now, deep into 2025, that legacy is under pressure. In June, Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities—and Trump responded by warning Iran’s leaders to surrender “unconditionally,” advising Tehran’s civilians to evacuate, and boasting that the U.S. had “total control of the skies.”The MAGA movement—defined by its distrust of foreign entanglements—is experiencing an identity crisis. The coalition that brought Trump back to power is now split, torn between instincts that fueled his rise.

<b>Israel says Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist' after Iran strikes hospital</b>- <i> www.france24.com</i>

Israel says Khamenei ‘can no longer be allowed to exist’ after Iran strikes hospital– www.france24.com

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Israel says Khamenei ‘can no longer be allowed to exist’ after Iran strikes hospital– www.france24.com
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An Iranian missile strike hit south Israel’s Soroka Hospital on Thursday in what Israeli officials described as a deliberate attack on the country’s infrastructure. Defence Minister Israel Katz that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “can no longer be allowed to exist”.

U.S. Deploys at Least 28 Air Force Tankers Across Atlantic as Fears Grow of Full-Scale Israel-Iran War: Report | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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At least 28 powerful U.S. Air Force tankers—including KC-135R Stratotankers and KC-46 Pegasus jets—were seen crossing the Atlantic en masse Sunday night, according to Daily Mail citing open-source aircraft tracking platforms.

The fleet’s mysterious deployment comes as tensions between Israel and the terrorist regime in Iran spiral dangerously toward all-out war.

The massive airborne refueling convoy appears to have launched from multiple air bases across the continental United States, heading toward Europe.

According to military aviation outlet The War Zone (TWZ), this kind of large-scale tanker deployment is “very peculiar” and not tied to any routine exercises.

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Open-source enthusiasts took to social media after all the tankers began popping up on flight tracking software.

At its peak, it appeared that at least 28 tankers were all heading east. While there is a multinational exercise in Norway that is about to kick off, that wouldn’t require anything like this level of relocation of refueling assets.

There is no other apparent exercise or commitment that would necessitate such an operation.

Donald Trump Is Hurtling America Into a Catastrophic Middle Eastern War– www.thenation.com

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In the both the 2016 and 2024 presidential elections, Donald Trump cynically but effectively adopted the mantle of the anti-war candidate, accusing his rivals of a dangerous commitment to a policy of regime-change wars that threatened to usher in a new era of wars—and perhaps World War III. In October 2024, he specifically rejected the idea of regime change in Iran, saying, “We can’t get totally involved in all that. We can’t run ourselves, let’s face it.” In his Inaugural address in January, Trump promised to be a “a peacemaker” who would “stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been angry, violent, and totally unpredictable.” In a major foreign policy address in Saudi Arabia in May, Trump reiterated his oft-repeated critique of “Western interventionalists [sic]” and “neocons” who have tried to remake the Middle East in America’s image.

As I’ve repeatedly argued, while Trump’s words are a salutary rejection of the hubris of the bipartisan foreign policy elite, there’s little in Trump’s record to show that he knows how to redirect American foreign policy toward a more peaceful direction. Quite the reverse is true: Trump’s own limitations as a leader—his fickleness, lack of deep commitments, and desire to placate different factions in his political coalition—make him an easy prey to militarists who want to push for new conflicts. The current outbreak of hostilities against Iran initiated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a clear case in point.

Trump gave the green light to Israel’s attack on Iran, which started on Friday. These attacks have led to open salivation by Netanyahu and leading congressional Republicans such as Ted Cruz at the prospect of regime change in Iran. They have derailed, as they were intended to do, Trump’s ongoing push for a nuclear deal with Iran. They also threaten to drag the United States into an escalating Middle Eastern war—something Trump has repeatedly promised to avoid.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps opens bizarre new ‘theme park’ featuring ‘torments of hell’– www.americanthinker.com

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According to Robert Spencer, writing at Frontpage magazine, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has opened a new theme park, “Heaven Time,” which is — bizarrely and ironically — designed to give visitors an up-close and personal experience of the torments of hell. They even have an exhibit of that name.

He writes that the oddly named Heaven Time theme park is located at the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps base in the northern Iranian city of Fouman.

Iran International, a Persian-language satellite television channel, recently reported that the exhibit is meant to “offer a visceral experience of the afterlife—particularly the torments of hell.”

Doesn’t that sound fun, kids?! I wonder how many rials it costs to get in?

Upon further reflection, the theme park seems redundant. I mean, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the IRGC have made certain Iranians are already living in hell. They don’t need to go to a theme park to see what it looks like.

BREAKING: Trump at G7 says Iran now wants to talk—’they should have done that before’ | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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“They have to make a deal, and it’s painful for both parties, but I’d say Iran is not winning this war, and they should talk, and they should talk immediately, before it’s too late,” the president added.

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran has interest in de-escalating its current conflict with Israel and called on Tehran to begin discussions immediately, warning that it needs to happen “before it’s too late.”

Speaking to reporters at the start of a G7 meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday, Trump confirmed he had received indications that Iranian officials are seeking to ease tensions.

“Yes… They’d like to talk,” Trump said when asked if he had heard that Iran was looking to reduce hostilities. “But they should have done that before. I had 60 days, and they had 60 days. On the 61st day, I said, we don’t have a deal.”

<b>Trump 'Vetoed' Israel's Big Plan That 'Should Not Be on the Table': Report</b>- <i> www.westernjournal.com</i>

Trump ‘Vetoed’ Israel’s Big Plan That ‘Should Not Be on the Table’: Report– www.westernjournal.com

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President Donald Trump reportedly in the last few days vetoed a proposal from Israel to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

“We communicated to the Israelis that President Trump is opposed to that,” an unnamed U.S. official told Axios. “The Iranians haven’t killed an American and discussion of killing political leaders should not be on the table.”

The president reportedly wanted to prevent further escalation of the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict and continue talks with Iran about a nuclear deal.

Some Jewish influencers were unhappy about this report:

Trump Calls for Iran and Israel to Make Deal as Strikes Continue– www.dailysignal.com

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President Donald Trump said Sunday Iran and Israel should come to the negotiating table even as the two nations continued to carry out missile strikes against one another, and both nations report casualties.

“Iran and Israel should make a deal,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that the two countries “will make a deal, just like I got India and Pakistan to make, in that case by using TRADE with the United States to bring reason, cohesion, and sanity into the talks with two excellent leaders who were able to quickly make a decision and stop!”

The U.S. helped to negotiate a deal between Pakistan and India in May after conflict erupted between the two nations after India blamed Pakistan for a terrorist attack in April that killed a group of mostly Indian tourists.

“President Trump has been clear since the inauguration that he prefers a diplomatic solution to war in resolving the Iranian nuclear issue,” Victoria Coates, vice president of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal.

Trump gave Iran “every opportunity to come to the negotiating table and has been clear about American red lines,” Coates said. “Israel has allowed his timeline to play out and only acted when the President’s own 60-day deadline expired. President Trump continues to keep the opportunity to engage diplomatically open if the Iranians have the sense to take it.”

Trump Says ‘It’s Possible’ U.S. Gets Involved in Israel-Iran Conflict, Is Open to Putin As Mediator – RedState– redstate.com

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In an interview with ABC News’ Rachel Scott on Sunday, Trump said the United States is not involved in Israel‘s military strikes against Iran, but “it’s possible we could get involved,” after reports surfaced that the Jewish state had urged the U.S. to join the effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, with some experts suggesting that toppling the Islamist regime is also doable.

Trump told ABC he had a lengthy discussion with Putin on Saturday to discuss the conflict, also telling the outlet he would be “open” to Putin’s idea to serve as a mediator between Iran and Israel:

I would be open to it. [Putin] is ready. He called me about it. We had a long talk about it. We talked about this more than his situation. This is something I believe is going to get resolved.