Iran, Israel and Trump
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President Donald Trump told CNN in a brief phone call Friday morning that the United States “of course” supports Israel and called the country’s strikes on Iran overnight “a very successful attack,” while warning Iran to make a nuclear deal.
President Trump on Friday urged Iran to "make a deal, before there is nothing left" after Israel launched roughly 200 strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, senior military leaders and research scientists,
JPMorgan fears crude oil could hit a high of $130 a barrel, causing U.S. inflation to return to 5% in a worst-case scenario. President Trump urged Iran to strike a deal before further attacks by Israel,
Israel's bombing of Iranian targets ignites political clash as Democrats, Republicans, and media figures debate Netanyahu's actions and Trump's Middle East influence
“Trump has now praised Israel’s strike, affirmed US material support, and Israeli media is reporting his public opposition was a disinformation campaign to mislead Iran,” said Saagar Enjeti, rightwing co-host of the podcast Breaking Points. “So in other words Trump, not Israel, has made a mockery of all of us [who] wanted to avoid this war.”
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President Trump is trapped between the “America First” isolationists and others in his party who are cheering on Israel’s strikes against Iran.
Sen. Lindsey Graham urged President Donald Trump to go "all-in" for Israel in its conflict with Iran, while other lawmakers prefer a diplomatic end to the conflict to prevent further escalation.