President Donald Trump spoke with ABC Information reporter Rachel Scott on Sunday, telling her, “It’s potential we might become involved,” within the struggle between Iran and Israel, however that the U.S. just isn’t presently concerned.
Display screen picture of Iranian missile strike on Israel.
Trump additionally posted concerning the battle on Fact Social Sunday morning, imploring each side to make a deal.
Scott posted to X about her dialog with Trump, “Spoke with President Trump briefly this morning. I requested him about these experiences that Israel urged the Trump administration to affix the struggle with Iran to eradicate its nuclear program. “We’re not concerned in it. It’s potential we might become involved. However we’re not at this second concerned,” the president mentioned…Requested President Trump about Putin serving as mediator within the battle. “Yeah, I’d be open to it. He’s prepared. He known as me about it. We had an extended discuss it. We talked about this greater than his state of affairs. That is one thing I imagine goes to get resolved,” the president mentioned…(Skip Minnesota feedback) Requested the president about Iran nuclear talks being known as off and if there’s a deadline for Iran to come back to the desk. “No, there’s no deadline. However they’re speaking. They’d prefer to make a deal. They’re speaking. They proceed to speak,” he mentioned. The president mentioned one thing like this *had* to occur. “One thing like this needed to occur as a result of I believe even from each side, however one thing like this needed to occur. They need to speak, and they are going to be speaking,” Trump mentioned. “Might have pressured a deal to go faster, really.”
Requested President Trump about Putin serving as mediator within the battle.
“Yeah, I’d be open to it. He’s prepared. He known as me about it. We had an extended discuss it. We talked about this greater than his state of affairs. That is one thing I imagine goes to get resolved,” the…
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) June 15, 2025
Requested the president about Iran nuclear talks being known as off and if there’s a deadline for Iran to come back to the desk.
“No, there’s no deadline. However they’re speaking. They’d prefer to make a deal. They’re speaking. They proceed to speak,” he mentioned.
The president mentioned one thing like…
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) June 15, 2025
President Trump’s Fact Social submit on Iran and Israel touting his document as a peacemaker:
“Iran and Israel ought to make a deal, and can make a deal, identical to I obtained India and Pakistan to make, in that case through the use of TRADE with the US to carry cause, cohesion, and sanity into the talks with two wonderful leaders who have been in a position to shortly decide and STOP! Additionally, throughout my first time period, Serbia and Kosovo have been going at it sizzling and heavy, as they’ve for a lot of many years, and this very long time battle was prepared to interrupt out into WAR. I ended it (Biden has damage the long run prospects with some very silly choices, however I’ll repair it, once more!). One other case is Egypt and Ethiopia, and their battle over a large dam that’s having an impact on the magnificent Nile River. There may be peace, at the least for now, due to my intervention, and it’ll keep that means! Likewise, we may have PEACE, quickly, between Israel and Iran! Many calls and conferences now happening. I do rather a lot, and by no means get credit score for something, however that’s OK, the PEOPLE perceive. MAKE THE MIDDLE EAST GREAT AGAIN!”
Simply previous midnight EDT, Trump–whereas pushing for a deal–posted a warning to Iran to not assault the U.S., “The U.S. had nothing to do with the assault on Iran, tonight. If we’re attacked in any means, form or kind by Iran, the complete power and would possibly of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at ranges by no means seen earlier than. Nonetheless, we will simply get a deal finished between Iran and Israel, and finish this bloody battle!!!”
President Trump has made clear he won’t enable Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. He has additionally made clear that whereas he prefers a peaceable decision, he’s ready to make use of army pressure.
AS TGP’s Cassandra MacDonald reported Sunday morning, Trump’s Director of Nationwide Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified in March the intel group’s evaluation that Iran’s Supreme Chief has not given the inexperienced mild for making a nuclear bomb.
The problem is driving a wedge amongst camps of Trump’s coalition between those that need the U.S. to assault Iran’s nuclear websites hidden deep in bunkers and those that don’t want the U.S. concerned in one other Center East Warfare–and a few who imagine such an assault could be the U.S. doing Israel’s bidding.