Trump at a Moment of Choosing as Israel Looks for More US Help Against Iran
MIDDLE EAST, JUN 16 – President Trump faces pressure from allies to use the Massive Ordnance Penetrator to destroy Iran's Fordo nuclear site if diplomacy fails, aiming to halt uranium enrichment.
- On June 23, 2025, President Donald Trump abruptly left the G7 summit in Canada to address escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and consider U.S. involvement.
- Trump's earlier abandonment of the Iran nuclear deal and Israel's intensified strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, including deeply buried facilities, pressured him to decide on further American action.
- Trump publicly stated that Iran must not have nuclear weapons, urged Tehran’s population to evacuate, and indicated possible deployment of diplomatic envoys despite internal MAGA debate over intervention.
- Supporters like Senator Lindsey Graham urged decisive action to destroy Iran’s nuclear program while critics such as Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene warned against entanglement in another Middle Eastern war.
- Trump’s next steps could determine U.S. influence in the Middle East amid calls for military support to Israel and a growing rift within his base over prolonging American involvement.
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