“Nobody Knows What I Am Going To Do.”

Trump’s greatest strength?

President Donald Trump speaks with members of Edward Walsh’s family before his swearing-in ceremony as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

“‘Nobody knows what I’m going to do’: Trump won’t say whether he’ll strike Iran,” reported Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg, and Sam Sokol for the Times of Israel on June 18, 2025. “US president says Iran was only ‘a few weeks’ from the bomb; says he’s ‘had it’ with negotiations while also declaring it’s ‘not too late’ for Tehran to reach a deal; Iran denies seeking talks.”

It was a stark reminder. The ball is in the U.S. President’s court. He is taking time with the decision and playing his cards close to the vest. As for the conflict currently raging between Israel and Iran, after a terrible seven days, the war continues apace.

“Israel on Friday launched a campaign of airstrikes in Iran to decimate the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, which Jerusalem characterized as an imminent, existential threat,” revealed Magid, Berman, Freiberg, and Sokol for the TOI. “Iran has responded with deadly barrages of ballistic missiles at civilian population centers and military targets in Israel.”

“Trump lamented that Iran should have agreed to a nuclear deal before his 60-day deadline expired last week,” they added. “The initial Israeli strikes were carried out the day after the deadline expired. Asked what led him to go from backing negotiations with Iran…