Israel and Iran launch new strikes as Trump weighs US military involvement

Iran’s top diplomat has rejected nuclear negotiations with the US while Israel continues to attack
Israel and Iran launch new strikes as Trump weighs US military involvement
Israeli security forces and emergency teams work next to an unpopulated building after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Haifa, Israel (Baz Ratner/AP)
Fri, 20 Jun, 2025 - 21:28
Sam Mednick, Jon Gambrell and David Rising, Associated Press

Israel and Iran traded strikes a week into their war on Friday as Donald Trump weighed US military involvement and key European ministers meeting with Iran’s top diplomat in Geneva scrambled to negotiate a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

To give diplomacy a chance, Trump said he would put off deciding for two weeks whether to join Israel’s air campaign against Iran.

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