On Friday, the United States government made it clear that it would defend Israel against Iran's retaliation. The Pentagon sent two destroyers to the eastern part of the Mediterranean. Already during Iran's retaliation attacks in October last year, American ships provided Israeli air defense.
President Donald Trump met the Eastern American time with the National Security Council on Friday morning. According to reports, he also intended to talk again on the phone with the Prime Minister of Israel Binjamin Netanyahu.
After Israel's night attack, Trump said Tehran was threatening “even more brutal attacks.” According to him, Iran should “conclude an agreement” because otherwise “nothing will remain”. At the same time, the Republican seemed to leave the Tehran regime to negotiate. “Two months ago I gave Iran 60 days to conclude an agreement. They should have done it! Today is the 61st day. I told Iran what to do, but he failed. Now he has – maybe – the second chance!”
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Netanyahu: There is no other choice but to act
The Israeli government is still opposed to all conversations with Tehran. – Today it is clear that Iran only plays on time. He refuses to fulfill the basic demands of peaceful nations. That is why we have no choice but to act – said Prime Minister Netanyahu on Friday after attacks.
The main negotiator of Trump, Steve Witkoff, was to go to Oman on the sixth round of conversations on Sunday [z Iranem]. After Israel's attacks, Tehran stated that the talks were completed. However, foreign policy experts in Washington believe that despite this, the resumption of negotiations is possible, which could lead to a confrontation between Israel and the USA.
– In a few days we can find ourselves in the same situation as recently, when the Israelis told Washington: “Look, we have done such great damage to Iran. We need to use this advantage. Why do you want to continue [z nimi] negotiate? ” – said Steven Cook, an expert for the Middle East with Council on Foreign Relations [Rady do spraw zagranicznych relacji]. If Trump wants to continue negotiations, it is likely that Israel will attack Iran again, says Cook. “Unless the US government raises the alarm and really limits Israel,” he added.
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Israeli rescue teams on the site of a retaliatory impact of Iranian ballistic missiles into residential buildings in Rishon Lezion, near Tel Aviv, Israel, June 14, 2025.
“If you are in trouble, we'll kill you”
Until Friday at noon, Trump did not reveal how he intended to do. The Republican is under the pressure of his supporters from the Make America Great Again movement [MAGA]who no longer want the US involvement in international conflicts.
In Washington, however, there is agreement that the US president must take action at some point. Currently, about 40,000 are stationed in the Persian Gulf and the region. American soldiers. The US Embassy in Baghdad was evacuated on Thursday.
– says Elliott Abrams, Foreign Policy Advisor Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and in the last administration of Trump's adviser on Iran.
According to Abrams, Trump and his team belong to “Jacksonists”, i.e. the current of political thought from the 19th century, which in the foreground puts the good of his own nation – up to a point. – The motto is: leave us alone. We will not interfere anywhere. But if you are in trouble, we will kill you – sums up the US President's adviser.
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