President Donald Trump is weighing a possible U.S. attack on Iran, saying Wednesday he hasn’t made a final decision on whether to get involved in the country’s conflict with Israel.
The president left this week’s G7 summit in Canada early to focus his attention on the escalating crisis.
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Trump has held several meetings in the White House Situation Room this week with senior advisers.
While several media reports and Trump’s own statements on social media have indicated strikes are likely, he’s remained coy in his comments to the press.
“I may do it. I may not do it,” he said Wednesday. “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.”
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U.S. Begins Evacuating Some Diplomats From Embassy In Israel
Some nonessential American diplomats and their families have begun evacuating from the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem as Israel's war with Iran continues to intensify — and Trump increasingly flirts with the U.S. entering the conflict.
A government plane has already evacuated a number of diplomats and family members who had asked to leave Israel on Wednesday, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. It's unclear how many people were on the flight when it departed.
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, confirmed the evacuations on X, saying the embassy is working on departures via plane and cruise ship. American citizens who want to leave Israel must enroll in the U.S. government's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, Huckabee stressed.
Israel and Iran have been trading fire since Friday, leading civilians in both countries to desperately seek shelter from missiles. Trump has seemingly warmed to the idea of directly involving the U.S. in the war, despite Iranian officials warning the president of devastating consequences. U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have fiercely condemned the prospect of Americans entering another war in the Middle East.