{"id":19081,"date":"2025-06-18T19:26:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T19:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=19081"},"modified":"2025-06-18T19:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T19:28:22","slug":"trump-declines-to-confirm-u-s-strike-plans-on-iran-says-time-for-talks-has-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/18\/trump-declines-to-confirm-u-s-strike-plans-on-iran-says-time-for-talks-has-passed\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Declines to Confirm U.S. Strike Plans on Iran, Says \u201cTime for Talks Has Passed\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to answer journalists\u2019 questions about whether the United States was planning to bomb Iran or its nuclear facilities, stating that Iran had reached out to Washington but insisting that \u201cthe time for talking has passed.\u201d<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"714c3873-b329-42a3-8951-7a9a1a780664\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1121\">Speaking to reporters, Trump said: \u201cThere\u2019s a big difference between where we are now and where we were a week ago. Nobody knows what I\u2019ll do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1281\">Trump confirmed that Iran had contacted the United States for negotiations, just days after a series of retaliatory strikes exchanged between Iran and Israel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8216;I may do it, I may not do it, nobody knows what I&#8217;m going to do&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump is asked if the US will strike Iranian nuclear facilities<\/p>\n<p>The President adds: &#8216;Iran has got a lot of trouble&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6AXIpfJ5oO\">https:\/\/t.co\/6AXIpfJ5oO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dz2F94KOOt\">pic.twitter.com\/Dz2F94KOOt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky News (@SkyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1935338300396408951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1581\">When asked directly if Tehran had made contact, Trump responded, \u201cYes,\u201d and added, \u201cI said it\u2019s too late for talks\u2026 There\u2019s a huge difference between today and a week ago, isn\u2019t there?\u201d He continued, saying that the Iranians had \u201coffered to come to the White House,\u201d describing the offer as \u201cbold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1733\">He added that Iran had proposed holding talks at the White House but did not elaborate further. He also claimed that Iran had \u201cno air defense at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1967\">Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that the military was prepared to carry out any decision President Trump might make regarding Iran. He suggested the U.S. stance may become clearer in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"2386\">Testifying before a Senate committee, Hegseth was cautious and declined to confirm whether the Pentagon was actively preparing strike options on Iran. However, under pressure from senators, he admitted that the military was ready to follow any presidential orders related to Iran. He noted that Tehran should have responded to Trump\u2019s previous calls for a nuclear deal before the Israeli airstrikes began last Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2657\">Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services Committee:\u201cThey should have made a deal. When President Trump says something, it means something. The world knows that. And at the Department of Defense, our job is to be ready with options\u2014and that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19069\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19069 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/191-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"White House abandons diplomacy as Trump signals U.S. military involvement; National Security Council holds emergency meeting on intervention plans\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/191-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/191-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/191-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/191-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/191.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donald Trump<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2843\">He was also asked whether the Trump administration was attempting to reestablish deterrence, a term often used to describe efforts aimed at preventing hostile actions from adversaries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-16\" data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"3030\">He replied:\u201cI believe we have already reestablished it, in many respects, under these circumstances. The question now is: where exactly will these actions take us in the days ahead?\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"3032\" data-end=\"3359\"><strong data-start=\"3032\" data-end=\"3084\">Classified Briefing on Israel-Iran War Requested<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"3032\" data-end=\"3359\">In related news, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that he had requested a classified briefing for all 100 U.S. senators regarding the escalating situation between Israel and Iran, which has led to several days of airstrikes between the two nations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\" data-start=\"3361\" data-end=\"3526\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cWe\u2019ve received some briefings, but I\u2019ve asked for a full classified session for all senators,\u201d Schumer said, adding that he believes the administration will comply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to answer journalists\u2019 questions about whether the United States was planning to bomb Iran or its nuclear facilities, stating that Iran had reached out to Washington but insisting that \u201cthe time for talking has passed.\u201d Speaking to reporters, Trump said: \u201cThere\u2019s a big difference between where we are &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1771,6027,1824],"class_list":["post-19081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-donald-trump","tag-iran-israel-war","tag-the-united-states"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump Declines to Confirm U.S. Strike Plans on Iran, Says \u201cTime for Talks Has Passed\u201d - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Donald Trump refused to confirm plans to strike Iran despite confirming Iranian outreach for talks. 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