Monday, June 16, 2025 - US President, Donald Trump has warned that the United States may be forced to intervene directly in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran if the current escalation continues unchecked.
Speaking in an interview with ABC News on Sunday, Trump
emphasized that the U.S. is not currently involved in the conflict but did not
rule out the possibility of future intervention.
“We’re not involved in it. It’s
possible we could get involved. But we are not at this moment involved,” Trump
said, referring to the rapidly intensifying military exchanges between the two
longtime enemies.
The latest violence began Friday when Israel launched a
preemptive strike on Iran, targeting suspected nuclear and military assets. In
response, Iran has unleashed waves of missile and drone attacks on major
Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv, triggering days of chaos and destruction on
both sides.
Despite the bloodshed, Trump expressed optimism that
diplomacy could still prevail, predicting that Iran and Israel would eventually
“make a deal” to de-escalate the crisis.
In a surprising twist, Trump also suggested that Russian
President Vladimir Putin could serve as a mediator between the two nations,
citing Russia’s longstanding relationships with both Israel and Iran.
“He is ready. He called me about it. We had a long talk about
it. We talked about this more than his situation,” Trump said, referring to
Putin’s war in Ukraine. “This is something I believe is going to get resolved.”
However, Trump’s remarks were met with skepticism in Tehran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters on Sunday that the
Islamic Republic believes the U.S. is already complicit in Israel’s attacks.
“We have received messages from the U.S. through various
channels over the past two days stating that the U.S. had no involvement and
will have no involvement in this attack,” Araghchi said. “As I said, we don’t
believe the U.S.'s claim.”
Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department has authorized the
voluntary departure of non-emergency personnel and family members from its
embassy in Israel amid growing security concerns. A memo from the department
also urged American citizens to leave the region as soon as possible.
“U.S. citizens who wish to depart should not delay in taking
advantage of commercial transportation options,” the advisory stated, adding
that the embassy’s shelter-in-place order remains in effect until further
notice.
Images from the region show the stark reality of the
conflict: smoke billowing over Tehran following Israeli airstrikes, and
Israel’s Iron Dome intercepting Iranian missiles in the skies over Tel Aviv.
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