Trump had spent weeks saying he wanted a nuclear deal with Iran, even after Israel’s initial attack. He claimed Iran was open to it. But by Tuesday, his tone changed. First, he told reporters he didn’t want a ceasefire—he wanted “an end, a real end.”
Hours later, on Truth Social, he posted “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” in all caps. Two days later, he gave himself a two-week deadline to decide whether to launch a strike. He said there was still a “substantial chance” for diplomacy. By Saturday night, that chance was gone. US jets hit Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan sites, pulling American forces into another war in the Middle East.
