Posted on 04/09/25
| News Source: Arutz-7
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that, if military action is required to thwart Iran’s nuclear program, Israel will be involved and even lead the effort.
“With Iran, if it requires military, we’re going to have military. Israel will be the leader of that. But nobody leads us, we do what we want to do,” Trump told reporters at the Oval Office.
Asked what his deadline would be for Iran to reach a deal, the President replied, “I can’t really be specific, but when you start talks, you know if they’re going along well or not, and I would say the conclusion would be when I think they’re not going along well."
Trump has repeatedly said that he would prefer to reach a deal with Iran rather than have to attack its nuclear facilities, but has left the military option on the table.
Trump announced on Monday, during a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that the US would hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program over the weekend.
Despite the US President’s claims that the talks would be direct, Iranian officials said the encounter would involve indirect engagement rather than face-to-face talks.
Iran recently rejected Trump’s offer for direct talks, as outlined in a letter sent by the President to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.