‘Nobody knows:’ Trump won’t say whether he will move forward with US strikes on Iran
By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON AP President Donald Trump would not say Wednesday whether he has decided to order a U S strike on Iran a move that Tehran warned anew would be greeted with stiff retaliation if it happens I may do it I may not do it Trump announced in an exchange with reporters at the White House I mean nobody knows what I m going to do Trump added that it s not too late for Iran to give up its nuclear operation as he continues to weigh direct U S involvement in Israel s military operations aimed at crushing Tehran s nuclear initiative Nothing s too late Trump stated I can tell you this Iran s got a lot of trouble Nothing is finished until it is finished Trump added But the next week is going to be very big maybe less than a week Trump also offered a terse response to Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei s refusal to heed to his call for Iran to submit to an unconditional surrender I say good luck Trump declared Khamenei earlier Wednesday warned that any United States strikes targeting the Islamic Republic will impact in irreparable damage for them and that his country would not bow to Trump s call for surrender Trump announced Tuesday the U S knows where Iran s Khamenei is hiding as the the Israel-Iran conflict escalates but doesn t want him killed for now He is an easy target but is safe there We are not going to take him out kill at least not for now Trump mentioned Related Articles Colorado won t say if it will turn over Medicaid records that feds could use to find immigrants Judge says cabinet can t limit passport sex markers for multiple transgender nonbinary people Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump s big bill Feds used group chat with Colorado sheriff to target Utah attendee for immigration arrest executives say hours of violence and fear as gunman stalks Minnesota politicians Trump s increasingly muscular comments toward the Iranian ruling body come after he urged Tehran s million residents to flee for their lives as he cut short his participation in an international summit earlier this week to return to Washington for urgent talks with his national shield crew Trump disclosed that the Iranian officers continue to reach out to the White House as they re getting the hell beaten out of them by Israel But he added there s a big difference between now and a week ago in Tehran s negotiating position They ve suggested that they come to the White House that s you know courageous Trump commented Iran s mission to the United Nations refuted Trump s claim in a report on social media No Iranian official has ever petitioned to grovel at the gates of the White House The only thing more despicable than his lies is his cowardly threat to take out Iran s Supreme Leader The U S president announced earlier this week Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to serve a mediator with But Trump announced he stated Putin to keep focused on finding an endgame to his own conflict with Ukraine I announced Do me a favor mediate your own Trump declared he recounted Putin I commented Vladimir let s mediate Russia first You can worry about this later The Russia-Iran relationship has deepened since Putin launched a war on Ukraine in February with Tehran providing Moscow with drones ballistic missiles and other sponsorship according to U S intelligence findings
