Iran Warns Trump Against US Involvement in Israel Strikes, "This Is Not America's War"
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Iran's deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, has warned United States President Donald Trump against joining forces with Israel.
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Saeed Khatibzadeh, in an interview with the BBC on Thursday, June 19, warned that the US joining Israeli strikes would cause hell.
"This is not America's war," Saeed Khatibzadeh said.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump will decide on whether the US gets directly involved in the Iran-Israel conflict within the next two weeks, the White House said.
As reported by BBC, Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters the US president believed there is a "substantial chance of negotiations" with Iran "in the near future".
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, discussed the possibility of a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities as tensions escalate between Iran and Israel.
Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump gave a cryptic response about his intentions, noting that “I may do it, I may not do it”.
Trump stressed that Iran was in serious trouble and appeared willing to negotiate, but lamented that it's too late for such a move.
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the State of Israel has threatened to assassinate the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Israel’s.
Defence minister, Israel Katz, said Ayatollah personally gave the order to fire on hospitals in Soroka.
On Thursday, June 19, 2025, Katz said Ayatollah considers the destruction of Israel to be a goal and must not be allowed to exist.
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