Meanwhile, as Israel continues targeting military and nuclear sites within Iran, it has urged the U.S. to strike the Fordow Nuclear Enrichment Center. Lacking the bunker-buster bombs necessary to destroy the facility, which is deeply embedded inside a mountain, Israel has sought assistance from the United States.
“The entire operation… really has to be completed with the elimination of Fordow,” Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter told Fox News on Friday.
The destruction or the dismantling of the Fordow nuclear enrichment center – is that a prerequisite for a deal? Is that a red line for you?” a reporter asked the president in the Oval Office.
No, it’s just something that people talk about having. We’re the only ones that have the capability to do it, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to do it at all,” the president responded. “Yeah, we have the best military equipment in the world. You see that with this fight. We have planes that are undetectable, flying around like, you know, nobody’s able to see him [in] stealth.”
After continuing to praise U.S. military prowess, Trump added: “So we’ll see what happens. I have not, I have not, I’ve been asked about it by everybody, but I haven’t made a decision.”
“Look, they should have made the deal. I had a great deal for them. They should have made that deal. 60 days, we talked about it, and in the end, they decided not to do it, and now they wish they did it,” Trump told reporters