The days leading up to the US attack
After Israel's first attack on Iran, Donald Trump said that there was still a chance to make a “deal”.
Nine days later, the US bunker bombers attacked.
Here are the president's statements in the days leading up to the historic attack,
On the night of Friday, June 13, Israel attacked Iran. The attack took place two days before the US and Iran were to meet again at the negotiating table.
The negotiations were about Iran's nuclear energy program. But after the attack, the negotiations were interrupted.
Now the US has entered the conflict. Here are the days leading up to Donald Trump's bombings of Iran.
June 12: US President Donald Trump says he is close to a “deal” with Iran. Something he has stated throughout the spring.
June 13: Israel attacks Iran. Trump says he knew the Israeli attack was coming and described it as “very successful”. He tells Iran that there is still a chance to make a “deal”.
June 14: Talks between Iran and the US are cancelled. Donald Trump writes on social media after a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation in the Middle East. “He feels, just like me, that the war between Israel and Iran should end”, Trump writes on Truth Social, after the conversation.
June 15: Donald Trump writes that the US has nothing to do with Israel’s attacks, but also says that they will attack Iran if Iran attacks the US.
"However, we can easily reach an agreement between Iran and Israel and end this bloody conflict!!!", he writes.
June 16: Iran wants to de-escalate the conflict, says Donald Trump in connection with the G7 meeting in Canada.
- Iran is not winning this war, and they should negotiate immediately before it's too late, says Trump at a press conference.
June 17: Donald Trump writes on Truth Social that the US "knows exactly" where Iran's supreme leader is hiding.
"We will not kill him, at least not now", writes Trump.
June 18: US President Donald Trump says he is considering whether the US should enter the conflict on Israel's side.
- I can't say if we will attack Iran, he tells Reuters.
June 19: Donald Trump announces that a decision will be made on a possible attack on Iran within two weeks.
June 20: Donald Trump says he thinks it is "difficult" to ask Israel to stop its airstrikes on Iran.
- We have spoken to Iran and we will see what happens, he says at a press conference.
June 21: Donald Trump has a meeting with his National Security Council. The meeting was held at midnight Swedish time. He writes that "it will be seen" what they come up with.
June 22: Shortly before 02 o'clock Swedish time, the United States has attacked Iran.
"We have carried out our very successful attack on three nuclear facilities in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan," writes Donald Trump.
"NOW IT IS TIME FOR PEACE!", he continues.
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