U.S President Donald Trump said he was considering on Wednesday whether the United States would join Israeli strikes on Iran and said that Tehran had reached out to seek negotiations on ending the conflict.
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Speaking as he watched installation of a new flagpole at the White House, Mr. Trump added that his patience “had already run out” with Iran and repeated his call for the Islamic republic’s “unconditional surrender”.
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“I may do it, I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do,” Mr. Trump told reporters on the South Lawn when asked if he had decided whether to launch U.S. air strikes.
