U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he will decide within two weeks whether to commit U.S. military forces to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, citing a “substantial chance” for renewed diplomatic talks over Tehran’s nuclear program, as both nations exchanged fire for a sixth straight day.
Trump is considering a strike on Iran’s heavily fortified Fordow uranium enrichment facility, buried deep beneath a mountain and believed to be resistant to all but America’s most powerful bunker-busting bombs.
His remarks were delivered by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Earlier Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stark warning to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after Iranian missiles struck a major hospital in southern Israel and hit residential areas near Tel Aviv, injuring at least 240 people.
“The military has been instructed and understands clearly that in order to achieve all of its goals, this man absolutely should not continue to exist,” Katz said.
