Trump sets deadline of two weeks to decide if US will join Israel’s war on Iran

Smokes raises from a building of the Soroka hospital complex after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran in Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, June 19, 2025. Picture: AP Photo/Leo Correa

US President Donald Trump has set a two-week deadline to decide whether the US will join Israel’s war with Iran, allowing time to seek a negotiated end to the conflict, the White House has said.

The decision to leave a window for diplomacy came after Israel’s defence minister openly embraced regime change in Tehran as a war aim.