Donald Trump finds himself in a quagmire - He can chose to join Israel and achieve their shared objective of de-nuclearising Iran to ensure Tehran doesn't get a bomb. But for this, he must involve the US militarily. This however, would end his "peace-maker", "deal-broker" image which he projects.
Washington DC:Hours after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the US and its President for interfering in the Iran-Israel conflict, saying US will "suffer irreparable harm", Donald Trump has responded, saying he might strike Iran or he might not.
- Addressing a press conference from the White House's south lawn, Trump spoke about whether the United States will join Israel in its military offensive against Iran to ensure Tehran does not develop a nuclear weapon. Keeping both options open, the US President said, "I may do it, I may not do it - nobody knows what I'm going to do."
- Just a few hours earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader had said that Iran "will never surrender". He was responding to Donald Trump's call for an "unconditional surrender" from Tehran's regime.
- "The US President threatens us. With his absurd rhetoric, he demands that the Iranian people surrender to him. They should make threats against those who are afraid of being threatened. The Iranian nation isn't frightened by such threats," he said.
- On Tuesday, Donald Trump had said, "We know where he is hiding. He (Khamenei) is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don't want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers." But Trump cautioned that his "patience is wearing thin".
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