Trump's week in review: From new student visa policy to East Palestine investigation
1. Trump ponders what to do in Iran
The overarching news of the week was the continued conflict between Israel and Iran that began earlier this month when Israel launched dozens of airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Iran. Iran then fired hundreds of missiles at Israel in a retaliatory attack less than 24 hours later. Subsequent attacks on Israel resulted in the deaths of dozens of Israelis and hundreds of injuries.
Throughout the week, Trump weighed in on the crisis in the Middle East in posts on Truth Social. In a post published early Sunday morning, Trump insisted, "The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight. If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before. However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!"
Trump also noted his confidence about a deal and end to the conflict in a subsequent post on Sunday, declaring that “Iran and Israel should make a deal, and will make a deal, just like I got India and Pakistan to make.” He predicted that “we will have PEACE, soon, between Israel and Iran” because of “many calls and meetings now taking place.”
The situation in the Middle East escalated Monday after Trump called on people to “immediately evacuate Tehran” and reiterated that “Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign” while declaring that “IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.”
In a Tuesday post, Trump maintained that “I have not reached out to Iran for ‘Peace Talks’ in any way, shape, or form.”
“This is just more HIGHLY FABRICATED, FAKE NEWS!” he added. “If they want to talk, they know how to reach me. They should have taken the deal that was on the table — Would have saved a lot of lives!!!”
In another post on Tuesday, Trump indicated that he had no intention of working to take out the Supreme Leader of Iran for now while stressing that his “patience was wearing thin.”
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
