President Donald Trump says an Israeli strike on Iran “could very well happen.”
The president addressed reports late Wednesday suggesting that Israel is preparing to take action to stop Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
“I don’t want to say imminent,” Trump said of a potential Israeli strike, “but it looks like it’s something that could very well happen.”
“Look, it’s very simple, not complicated,” the president said. “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Other than that, I want them to be successful. I want them to be tremendous. We’ll help them be successful. We’ll trade with them. We’ll do whatever is necessary.”
“I’d much prefer an agreement, as long as I think there is an agreement, I don’t want [Israel] going in, because I think it would blow it,” Trump added. “Might help it, actually, but it also could blow it.”
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Israel could go forward with the attack without US assistance, NBC News reported early Thursday, citing five sources familiar with the matter.