June 13, 2025international eventforeign policymilitary policynuclear nonproliferationwar powersforeign policynational securitywar powers
Trump and Netanyahu Escalate Iran Tensions Risking Wider War
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held urgent consultations as tensions with Iran reached a critical threshold following Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Trump publicly declared U.S. support for Israel's right to defend itself while declining to specify conditions under which the U.S. would directly intervene militarily. Pentagon officials confirmed increased naval assets in the region as a deterrent signal.