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REPORT: President Trump Turns Down Israel’s Request to Bring U.S. Into War With Iran


After conflict broke out between Iran and Israel these past few days, Israel has been pressuring the U.S. to join the war.

Full scoop on that here:

Israel Has Requested The United States To Join Military Operations In Iran

In short, Israel wants the U.S. to get involved with their military operations because they need bunker buster bombs and aircraft to destroy Iran's uranium enrichment site in Fordow.

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But, President Trump says it's a hard pass. War with Iran is totally off the table.

As of now, he's not even considering plans for direct U.S. involvement in the war.

An Israeli official had previously claimed that the Trump adminstration was considering joining them, but a new report from Axios shut that down:

Behind the scenes: An Israeli official claimed to Axios that the U.S. might join the operation, and that President Trump even suggested he'd do so if necessary in a recent conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • A White House official denied that on Friday. A second U.S. official confirmed on Saturday that Israel has urged the Trump administration to join the war, but said currently the administration is not considering it.
  • A senior White House official told Axios Saturday that "whatever happens today cannot be prevented," referring to Israel's attacks.
  • "But we have the ability to negotiate a successful peaceful resolution to this conflict if Iran is willing. The fastest way for Iran to accomplish peace is to give up its nuclear weapons program," the senior official added.

On Friday, President Trump responded to the war between Israel and Iran, again making it clear that the U.S. will not be getting involved

President Trump is right.

We've got enough going on as it is. We don't need or want another war!

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Especially not WWIII...



 

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