Wall Street Journal<\/a> reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe developments follow heightened tensions in the region and a growing number of comments and actions suggesting the Trump administration may pursue direct U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier on Wednesday, President Trump was asked at the White House whether he is moving closer to launching strikes on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities. \u201cI may do it, I may not do it, no one knows what I’m going to do,\u201d Trump said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIran’s got a lot of trouble and they want to negotiate, and I said why didn’t they negotiate with me before,” Trump said. “You could have done fine, you would have a country, it’s very sad to watch this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Trump on Monday called for the evacuation of Tehran, then left the G7 summit early to return to Washington for urgent national security consultations. According to CNN, he stated he was seeking a \u201creal end\u201d to the conflict and was \u201cnot too much in the mood to negotiate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe know exactly where the so-called \u2018Supreme Leader\u2019 is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there \u2013 We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now,\u201d Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday. \u201cOur patience is wearing thin. Thank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d He later followed up with a separate post demanding \u201cUNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei posted a statement saying, \u201cWe must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime. We will show the Zionists no mercy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israel\u2019s military operations inside Iran have continued through Wednesday, while Iran continues to fire ballistic missiles toward Israel, although in smaller batches, as Israeli officials believe Iran\u2019s capabilities have been degraded by the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Trump administration has not confirmed any direct U.S. military involvement, but the State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from Israel, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Tuesday, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and its consular sections in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv announced they will remain closed from Wednesday through Friday due to the ongoing conflict and rising security concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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