After saying he would back Israeli strikes on Iran’s ballistic missile program, Trump suggests the US may join the next air campaign.

By World Israel News Staff

President Donald Trump hinted Monday that the US will not only support Israel in the event it launches a new air campaign against Iran, it may also get directly involved by bombing Iranian nuclear facilities, drawing a parallel to the US airstrikes in June.

At the beginning of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, Trump told reporters he would “absolutely” back a new round of Israeli airstrikes against Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs.

Later that day, Trump declined to answer questions regarding how close the US is to another military operation against Iran, emphasizing that no final decision has yet been made.

“Well, I don’t want to say that, but Iran may be behaving badly. It hasn’t been confirmed,” Trump said.

The president hinted that the US was prepared to strike Iran again with heavy-duty bunker buster bombs deployed on B-2 stealth bombers, alluding to a possible repeat of Operation Midnight Hammer on June 22.

“I hope they’re not trying to build up again, because if they are, we’re going to have no choice but very quickly to eradicate that buildup,” Trump threatened, saying he would prefer not to order additional B-2 bomber strikes.

“So I hope Iran is not trying to build up, as I’ve been reading, that they’re building up weapons and other things. And if they are, they’re not using the sites that we obliterated, but they’re using possibly different sites.”

“We know exactly where they’re going, what they’re doing. And I hope they’re not doing it because we don’t want to waste the fuel on a B-2. It’s a 37-hour trip, both ways. I don’t want to waste a lot of fuel.”

Should the US confirm Iran has resumed its uranium enrichment operations, Trump continued, Tehran would suffer “very powerful” consequences.

“Maybe more powerful than the last time. Yeah. And Iran should have made a deal the last time. I gave them the option. I said, ‘You can make a deal. Do it.’ I told them, ‘Do it.’ And they didn’t believe me. Now they believe me.”

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“Iran’s missile capabilities and defense are not containable or permission-based,” Shamkhani wrote.

By World Israel News Staff

A senior political adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ali Shamkhani, issued a forceful warning on Monday, declaring that Iran would respond decisively to any military aggression following comments by President Donald Trump supporting possible Israeli strikes.

In a message posted on X in several languages, including Hebrew and English, Shamkhani emphasized that Iran’s military doctrine is designed to act before threats fully materialize and without external constraint.

“Under Iran’s defense doctrine, responses are set before threats materialize. Iran’s missile capabilities and defense are not containable or permission-based,” Shamkhani wrote. “Any aggression will face an immediate harsh response beyond its planners’ imagination.”

Under Iran’s defense doctrine, responses are set before threats materialize. Iran’s ‌#Missile_Capability⁩ and defense are not containable or permission-based. Any aggression will face an immediate ‌#Harsh_Response⁩ beyond its planners’ imagination.

— علی شمخانی (@alishamkhani_ir) December 29, 2025

Separately, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also issued a warning on Tuesday, responding on his X account to the summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“The response of the Islamic Republic of Iran to any tyrannical aggression will be severe and regrettable,” Pezeshkian wrote.

پاسخ جمهوری اسلامی ایران به هر تجاوز ستمکارانه‌ای، سخت و پشیمان کننده خواهد بود.

— Masoud Pezeshkian (@drpezeshkian) December 30, 2025

The Iranian officials’ statements followed Trump’s declaration that he would “absolutely” support Israeli military action against Iran, as he warned that Tehran may be seeking to rebuild its missile and nuclear capabilities following recent strikes.

Speaking alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump warned that any renewed Iranian buildup would be met with overwhelming force, adding that continued missile development would trigger a rapid response.

Trump later reiterated his warning during a second press conference, suggesting Iran may be attempting to rearm at alternative locations and stressing that U.S. intelligence was closely tracking Iranian activity.

The exchange reflected a sharp escalation in rhetoric between Tehran, Washington, and Jerusalem, as Iran issued explicit deterrent warnings and the prospect of military confrontation once again looms over the region.

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President Trump’s current approach relies on diplomatic and economic pressure rather than immediate military action.

By World Israel News Staff

As rumors and intelligence warnings about a growing Iranian missile threat continue to mount, concern is rising across the region.

At the same time, senior U.S. officials are signaling that the Trump administration is not, at this stage, inclined to approve direct Israeli military action against Iran’s ballistic missile program, despite heightened tensions and intensified Iranian military activity.

A senior U.S. State Department official told Israel’s Wallah News that while Washington continues to view Iran as a destabilizing force in the Middle East and beyond, President Donald Trump’s current approach relies on diplomatic and economic pressure rather than immediate military action.

The official said the administration has reinstated its “maximum pressure” policy, aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, scaling back its ballistic missile program, and limiting its support for terror groups.

The U.S. stance comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to raise renewed military options against Iran in a planned meeting with Trump at the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on December 29.

According to U.S. and Israeli sources cited by NBC News, Israeli assessments indicate that Iran is accelerating efforts to rebuild and expand its ballistic missile capabilities following strikes earlier this year.

Israeli officials quoted in the report said they now view Iran’s missile production and recovery of air defense systems as a more immediate threat than its nuclear program, which they believe was significantly damaged during U.S. and Israeli operations in June.

Netanyahu is expected to argue that Iran’s expanding missile arsenal threatens not only Israel but also regional stability and U.S. interests, and to present a range of options that could include Israeli action alone or varying levels of American involvement.

The debate is unfolding amid growing alarm over recent Iranian military activity.

According to U.S. and Israeli sources, Western intelligence has detected unusual air activity in Iranian airspace over the past several days involving drones and missiles, appearing to be part of a large-scale missile exercise.

A report published by Axios said Israel’s security establishment is increasingly concerned that the drills, following similar recent activity, could serve as cover for a planned surprise attack on Israel.

While Washington is emphasizing sanctions, diplomacy, and deterrence for now, Israeli officials continue to warn that Iran’s accelerating missile capabilities represent a rapidly evolving threat.

The upcoming meeting between Netanyahu and Trump is set to underscore the growing strategic debate between the two allies over how and when to confront the expanding Iranian missile threat.

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