Live updates: White House leaves room for more Iran talks; US airlines scale back Mideast flights
President Trump will make a decision on getting directly involved in Iran within two weeks, leaving the door open for negotiations press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday at a briefing.
Earlier in the day, Trump pushed back on reports he had given a green light to an Iran attack plan. 'The Wall Street Journal has No Idea what my thoughts are concerning Iran!' Trump posted on Truth Social, referencing a late Wednesday story that indicated he had approved plans.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran would pay for targeting a civilian area of southern Israel on Thursday, with a missile hitting a hospital in Beersheba. No serious injuries were caused by the strike, but there was 'extensive' damage.
Israel 'will exact the full price from the tyrants in Tehran,' Netanyahu wrote on social platform X. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'absolutely should not continue to exist.'
Trump has met with his top advisers this week as he considers whether to bring the U.S. more fully into the fight.
In the U.S., Thursday is a federal holiday marking Juneteenth. Former President Biden, who designated the day on the federal calendar, is expected to join in the celebrations in Galveston, Texas, later in the day.
Worth reading:
Thune aggressively woos GOP Medicaid holdouts on Trump bill
Minnesota shootings highlight danger of political tensions at state, local levels
Democrats, GOP clash over NYC mayoral candidate's arrest
Follow along today for updates.
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Washington Post
23 minutes ago
- Washington Post
Trump: Iran strike ‘spectacular success'
Politics Trump: Iran strike 'spectacular success' June 22, 2025 | 2:19 AM GMT In an address to the nation, President Donald Trump, speaking from the White House on June 21, said U.S. warplanes had struck three Iranian nuclear facilities.
Bloomberg
24 minutes ago
- Bloomberg
Ether Leads Crypto Selloff as US Attacks Nuclear Sites in Iran
Ether fell sharply while Bitcoin held steady after President Donald Trump said American bombers and missiles had struck Iran's three main nuclear sites. The second-ranked token fell as much as 7.7% on Sunday morning in Asia to about $2,200, its lowest intra-day level since May 9. Bitcoin briefly dipped below $101,000 but pared losses to trade relatively evenly in the aftermath of the attacks.
The Hill
24 minutes ago
- The Hill
Trump warns of more attacks; lauds ‘spectacular military success' on Iran nuclear sites
President Trump on Saturday declared U.S. strikes on Iran's key nuclear facilities were a 'spectacular military success,' but warned in an address to the nation that he could order further action if Tehran does not agree to a satisfactory peace agreement. 'Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's number one state sponsor of terror,' Trump said in remarks from the Cross Hall at the White House. 'Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success.' The president had announced hours earlier on Truth Social that the U.S. had bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. Trump, who was joined by Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his remarks, warned that Saturday's strikes could be the first in a wave of actions against Iran, which has been locked in conflict with Israel for nearly two weeks. Trump delivered his address from the doorway of the East Room, with the grand foyer in the background, the same place former President Obama delivered his address to the nation announcing the killing of Osama Bin Laden. 'This cannot continue. There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days,' Trump said. 'Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight's was the most difficult of them all, by far, and perhaps the most lethal. But if peace does not come quickly we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill.' DEVELOPING
