Trump says US had 'nothing to do with the attack on Iran'
“If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the US Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before,” said Trump
Highlights:
- Trump denies any US role in escalating Middle East conflict
- Warns of severe. retaliation if Iran attacks US bases
- Offers to mediate peace deal between Iran and Israel
US President Donald Trump distanced his administration from the attacks launched by Tel Aviv toward Tehran, saying that Washington had no role to play in the escalating conflict.
"The US had nothing to do with the attack on Iran tonight," Trump said in a post on his social media site, Truth Social.
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Iran had issued a stark warning to the United States, United Kingdom, and France, threatening to target their military bases and ships in the region if they assist Israel in countering Iranian attacks.
The warning followed confirmation from American officials on Friday that the US military had helped intercept Iranian missiles aimed at Israel, according to the Telegraph.
However in the same message Trump threatened that if Iran attacks the United States in any way, it would face the might of the US military "at levels never seen before."
"If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the US Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before," said Trump.
He also offered to broker a deal between Iran and Israel as the conflict between the two nations continues to escalate.
"However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!" Trump said.
'We knew everything,'
These statements conflict with Trump's statements Friday(13 June) when he told Reuters in a phone interview 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.
Israel launched large-scale strikes against Iran on Friday (13 June), saying it had targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders at the start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon.
Tehran says nuclear negotiations with US 'meaningless'
Iran has said their administration was still undecided about participating in the scheduled nuclear negotiations with the United States in Oman on Sunday in view of Israel's recent attacks.
Tehran said Israeli strikes were conducted with Washington's approval and therefore render negotiations with the US "meaningless", BBC reports.
Foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai told state TV on Saturday that a final decision about attending the planned sixth round of talks over Iran's nuclear programme remains unclear.
On Friday, Baqai declared there was "no point" in continuing the talks following Israeli strikes, which killed multiple senior military officials and nuclear scientists.
