“President Donald J. Trump has never wavered in his stance that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon — a pledge he has made repeatedly, both in office and on the campaign trail,” read the official statement from the White House.
The administration then provided a chronological list of quotes made by the president since February 2025, which they say illustrates his unchanging position on the matter.
“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. It’s very simple — you don’t have to go to too deep into it. They just can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (6/17/25)
“I want to see no nuclear weapon in Iran and we’re well on our way to making sure that happens.” (6/16/25)
“You can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon.” (6/14/25)
“They can’t have a nuclear weapon. Very simple. They can’t have a nuclear weapon. We’re not going to allow that.” (6/11/25)
“You have to view them as people and I don’t want it to be a violent thing, but they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon.” (5/16/25)
“I want them to succeed. I want them to end up being a great country, frankly, but they can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (5/15/25)
“I want to make a deal with Iran, I want to do something if it’s possible, but for that to happen, it must stop sponsoring terror, halt its bloody proxy wars, and permanently and verifiably cease its pursuit of nuclear weapons.” (5/14/25)
“Iran can have a much brighter future — but we’ll never allow America and its allies to be threatened with terrorism or a nuclear attack. The choice is theirs to make. We really want them to be a successful country … but they cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (5/13/25)
“We want it to be a great country. Let it be a tremendously successful, rich country … but they can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (5/6/25)
“I want Iran to be really successful, really great, really fantastic — the only thing they can’t have is a nuclear weapon. If they want to be successful, that’s OK. I want them to be so successful and, you know, the Iranian people are incredible — I just don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon because the world will be destroyed.” (5/4/25)
“Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (4/17/25)
“Iran has to get rid of the concept of a nuclear weapon. They cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (4/14/25)
“I want Iran to be a wonderful, great, happy country — but they can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (4/11/25)
“You cannot allow [Iran] to have a nuclear weapon.” (2/10/25)
“It’s very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (2/4/25)
{Matzav.com}The Israel Defense Forces are pressing forward with their offensive against Iranian targets under Operation Rising Lion. A senior defense source confirmed that the campaign remains in full force, stating that the Iranian regime has suffered “a hard blow on its home field.”
While specific results of the strikes remain classified, the source emphasized the breadth and depth of Israel’s operational capabilities. “We can’t give details yet about the achievements, but they are impressive. We know how to act in every part of Iran, not without dangers and challenges,” the official said, highlighting the risks involved in penetrating Iranian territory.
According to the IDF, the Israeli Air Force is set to begin hitting what they referred to as “new families” of strategic targets. “The next step will be painful and surprising. Layer after layer, with orderly operational logic, which was planned out over the past year and a half at the Operations Directorate. We have plans for many days ahead,” the statement read, pointing to long-term planning behind the campaign.
Maj. Gen. Oded Basyuk, head of the Operations Directorate, offered further details on the campaign’s goals and progress. “Yesterday, we neutralized the Iranian regime’s emergency military headquarters. We eliminated another Iranian Chief of Staff. We are prepared and ready to continue eliminating Iran’s terror leaders one after the next. We continue to strike nuclear targets to advance our achievement according to the plan, at the correct timing,” he declared.
Maj. Gen. Basyuk stressed that while Israel remains vigilant in defense, the threat from Iran is expected to persist. “We will continue to be ready in defense. I assume the Iranians will continue to try to hit Israel. We will not allow a nuclear Iran to turn the Middle East into a graveyard. We are striking the terrorist regime, not the people, who deserve a better future. The one that endangers us is the leadership in Tehran, not the people on the streets of Shiraz,” he concluded.
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Donald Trump has pushed back against claims made by French President Emmanuel Macron, insisting that his early departure from the G7 summit was unrelated to any ceasefire talks involving Israel and Iran.
Responding on Truth Social after leaving the summit in Canada, Trump wrote, “Macron ‘mistakenly said that I left the G7 Summit, in Canada, to go back to D.C. to work on a ‘cease fire’ between Israel and Iran.”
“Wrong! He has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire. Much bigger than that,” Trump continued in the same post.
Earlier in the day, Macron had claimed that Trump had put forward a ceasefire proposal between the two adversaries. “There is indeed an offer to meet and exchange. An offer was made especially to get a ceasefire and to then kick-start broader discussions,” Macron said to reporters during the G7 gathering.
Trump’s return to Washington from the G7 summit was reportedly connected to ongoing developments in the Middle East, though the exact reason for his early departure has not been clarified beyond his social media statement.
In a pointed remark directed at the French president, Trump accused Macron of chasing attention and added, “Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong.”
{Matzav.com}As with last year’s missile barrage from Iran, Israelis have once again turned to humor as a coping mechanism in the face of ongoing attacks during Operation “Am K’Lavi.” Between alerts and explosions, a wave of self-deprecating jokes and biting satire has swept through Israeli social media, offering some much-needed comic relief.
Since the start of the military operation, Israelis have found creative—and often hilarious—ways to laugh in the face of danger. Here’s a sampling of some of the wittiest posts making the rounds in recent days:
One user quipped that Iran should now be called “ARN,” a dark pun in Hebrew on Eru’a Rav Nifga’im—a mass casualty incident.
Even Yemen’s Houthi leader wasn’t spared. A user declared he had gone “wireless” (al-chuti)—a wordplay on his name and a modern tech pun.
Many found gallows humor in Iran’s losses. One widely shared post asked, “How do you offer condolences in Iran? You say, ‘May you never know another IDF.’”
Another user joked, “No one in Iran knows where Khamenei is hiding—except for Israel.” A sharp pun followed: “Only the nuclear family will be invited to the funerals of Iran’s senior officials.”
Even missile landings became joke material. After a rocket hit Bnei Brak, one meme read: “We’re getting a lot of pictures from Bnei Brak—hard to tell what’s before and what’s after.”
In one particularly vivid post, a woman described the second night spent in her neighborhood bomb shelter. She went on to describe a neighbor allergic to smells, another whose omelet burned in the panic, and a soldier trying to redirect the missiles from his phone.
Reception issues in shelters also made the comedy list. “Who’s the genius who made it so there’s no cell signal in the shelter, so you have to go outside to find out if it’s safe to go outside?”
Even Israel’s attorney general came up in the jokes: “Iran is threatening to report us… to the Attorney General.”
And in a grim but honest punchline, one person summed up the national mood: “We live in a country where we know better when a missile is coming than when the bus will show up.”
The timing of the attacks—typically at night—sparked more commentary: “Dear Iranians, make a decision: Either in the middle of the night or during our afternoon nap. You can’t have both.”
Another post imagined a future high school history exam: “The trickiest question on the 2035 final will be: Why were Independence Day celebrations canceled in 2025? A) War with Iran, B) War with Hezbollah, C) War in Gaza, D) Wildfire.”
Jokes about the Home Front Command also circulated widely. “We’ve now reached the phase where they alert us when the missiles start production.” And when national alerts interrupted programming, one user responded, “Thanks—I thought Shabbos had come in early.”
One clever term for the entire military campaign? “Operation Sleep Theft”—a nod to the exhausting nighttime attacks.
Adding a layer of irony, a viral video from Kan News showed left-wing protest leader Ami Dror accusing Netanyahu of planning a hostage deal just so guests at his son Avner’s wedding wouldn’t have to run to shelters. The reality turned out to be the opposite, highlighting just how absurd the situation has become—and how Israelis, once again, find a way to laugh anyway.
{Matzav.com Israel}