ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 24, 2026 23:12Updated: JULY 24, 2026 23:26US President Donald Trump said that he has not yet made a final decision regarding major military strikes on Iran during a press conference at the White House on Friday.“I think they are getting more serious as days go by for obvious reasons," said Trump in response to a reporter's question on the subject. "But we are talking to them right now. We’ll see.”“We’re locked and loaded and ready to go, but we’re talking to them," he added. "We’ll see what comes of it.”Trump initially began discussing Iran following a reporter's question on the US-Saudi nuclear deal, which, according to Trump, now hinges on Saudi Arabia joining thr Abraham Accords.The president said that Iran was a primary reason for Saudi hesitancy to join the Accords, but things would be different now that the "problem" of the regime was "disappearing day by day."He described Iran as "the bully of the Middle East," saying that they "won't be so much of a bully anymore."This is a developing story.Follow us on Google