White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that President Trump believes there is a strong possibility for negotiations, though it remains uncertain whether talks with Iran will happen any time soon.
“I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks. That’s a quote directly from President Trump,” she said.
She also added that, “The president is always interested in a diplomatic solution … he is a peacemaker in chief. He is the peace through strength president. And so if there’s a chance for diplomacy, the president’s always going to grab it. But he’s not afraid to use strength as well.”
The US had earlier tried to distance itself from the attack against Iran.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, had declared that the US was not involved in the strikes shortly after Israel’s strikes hit Iran last Thursday.
He described the strikes as a “unilateral action” against Iran, and warned against an attack on “American forces and interests.”
Iran has not attacked US facilities or personnel since the war with Israel started
