US President Donald Trump said he would decide whether the US would join Israel in military action against Iran sometime "within the next two weeks." Earlier, Iranian strikes on Israel damaged a hospital.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a press conference on Thursday that President Donald Trump will make a final decision on whether to strike Iran in the span of two weeks.
She added that Trump still sees a "substantial" chance that negotiations could achieve US and Israeli demands on Iran's nuclear program.
Trump has demanded that Iran immediately shut down its enrichment operations and any other potential for producing nuclear weapons.
"Based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future. I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks," Leavitt quoted Trump as saying.
In particular, the US has been weighing whether to join Israel's attack by striking Iran's well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is buried under a mountain and could be destroyed by US "bunker-buster" bombs.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier on Thursday that he trusted that Trump would "do what's best for America."
"I can tell you that they're already helping a lot," Netanyahu said.
