Israel said they had a “clear US greenlight” to go ahead and attack Iran. However, President Trump said the United States will not attack Iran or join Israel in the war.

President Donald Trump’s administration told the Israeli government the U.S. will not be directly involved in any Israeli military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities, Axios reported on Thursday, citing two U.S. sources and an Israeli source familiar with those discussions.

After months of urging Israel not to strike Iran while he worked toward a nuclear deal, President Donald Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that he and his team had known the attacks were coming – and still saw room for an accord.

“We knew everything, and I tried to save Iran humiliation and death. I tried to save them very hard because I would have loved to have seen a deal worked out,” Trump said.

“They can still work out a deal, however, it’s not too late,” he added.

Trump had repeatedly pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay an Israeli attack to give diplomacy more time, though the president himself had threatened to bomb the Gulf nation if nuclear talks failed.

Back in November, President Trump said they can’t hold Israel back.

“IN OR OUT”? MIXED MESSAGES ON U.S. ROLE IN ISRAEL-IRAN WAR

An Israeli official told Axios that Trump might jump into the fight against Iran, allegedly telling Netanyahu he’d back Israel “if necessary.”

Cue the White House, furiously clarifying:

“No plans. No troops. Not… https://t.co/15fqMZ28ux pic.twitter.com/lYE36nDdZv

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 14, 2025

Brigitte Gabriel presents her view:

No country has the right to tell Israel how to defend themselves.

Israel is fighting their own war against Iran and the free world should stand with them in this noble cause. pic.twitter.com/lc3IfIyqpA

— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) June 14, 2025