Speaking at a press conference at the White House on Friday, US President Donald Trump said he would “absolutely” consider bombing Iran again, according to BBC.
Trump also stated that if intelligence emphasized that Iran could enrich uranium to concerning levels, he would “without question” attack the country.
US Involvement in Conflict
On June 22, the US became directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran after launching airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan.
“The United States showed that they have no respect to United Nations Charter. They have no respect to international law. They crossed a very big red line by attacking nuclear facilities,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
No Gains
In his first public statement since the announcement of the ceasefire, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that the US intervention in the war was basically driven by its feeling “that if it did not intervene, the Zionist regime would be utterly destroyed.” However, the US had not achieved any gains from this war, he added.
On Friday, Trump also repeated his claim that the country’s nuclear sites had been “obliterated”.
After the outbreak of the war on June 13, Khamenei took shelter in a secret location and was not seen in public.
Trump said on Friday that he knew “EXACTLY” where the Ayatollah had been sheltering and that he had personally prevented Israeli and US armed forces from targeting him.
Khamenei also declared victory over Israel that targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 13, according to The Associated Press. He stated that Iran has “delivered a hand slap to America’s face” by attacking an American air base in Qatar on June 23.
In a response, Trump said, “Why would the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, of the war-torn country of Iran, say so blatantly and foolishly that he won the war with Israel, when he knows his statement is a lie.”
Israel-Iran War
On June 13, Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Iran under the name of Operation Rising Lion. The military campaign targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities and killed top military commanders and nuclear scientists.
As a response, Iran launched a retaliatory wave of missiles against Israel and targeted Tel Aviv. Israel also killed several Iranian nuclear scientists in line with its goal to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program.
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