Trump says US and Israel will decide jointly when to end Iran offensive
Trump said the decision to end the war on Iran will be made mutually with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – U.S. President Donald Trump said the decision to end the war on Iran will be made mutually with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while warning that Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader would need American approval to survive in office.
In a phone interview with the Times of Israel, Trump said “I think it’s mutual…a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account.” When asked whether Israel might continue strikes after the U.S. halts its own, Trump dismissed the scenario, saying “I don’t think it’s going to be necessary.”
The remarks come as the White House’s earlier projection of a four-to-six-week conflict appears increasingly uncertain, with Trump consistently refusing to specify a timeline. The campaign, now in its second week, has claimed more than 1,200 Iranian lives, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, senior military officials, and over 150 schoolgirls.
In a separate interview with ABC News, Trump addressed the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader, warning that he “is not going to last long” without American approval. “He’s going to have to get approval from us. If he doesn’t get approval from us, he’s not going to last long,” Trump said, adding: “We want to make sure that we don’t have to go back every 10 years, when you don’t have a president like me that’s not going to do it.”
Tehran has responded to the U.S.-Israeli offensive with sweeping strikes targeting American bases, diplomatic facilities and military personnel across the region, as well as multiple Israeli cities, killing at least six U.S. service members. Iran has also escalated by firing missiles laden with cluster munitions at Israeli targets. The newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has already received backing from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, signaling continuity in Tehran’s confrontational posture despite the leadership transition.
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