Israel's attack could help me make deal with Iran, Trump tells Axios
Minutes before heading to the Situation Room for a strategy session on Iran, President Trump told Axios he believes
Israel's massive strike
likely
improved
the chances of a
U.S.-Iran nuclear
agreement.
Israel just killed
much of Iran's military leadership, targeted its top nuclear scientists for assassination, and is actively bombing the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities and ballistic missile sites.
Iranian officials have said explicitly that they blame the U.S. for the attack, along with
Israel
. The U.S. is preparing to defend against a potential Iranian retaliation on U.S. targets.
What he's saying:
Asked whether Israel's strike jeopardized his nuclear diplomacy, Trump told Axios: 'I don't think so. Maybe the opposite. Maybe now they will negotiate seriously.'
Trump spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday for the first time since the attack.
But just hours before
the attack began, Trump warned Israel not to do anything to 'blow' the chances of a deal.
What to watch
: In order to fully decimate the Iranian nuclear program, Israel needs to destroy an underground nuclear facility in Fordow that is built into a mountain.
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