President Donald Trump used his social media platform Truth Social on Sunday morning to clarify America’s non-involvement in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East.
‘The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight,’ the president wrote.
He stated, ‘If we are attacked by Iran in any way, the U.S. Armed Forces will respond with unprecedented strength.’
‘However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!’ he added.
The president has consistently prided himself on being the only one of his compatriots to not start any new wars while being in office.
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, known for his libertarian approach within the Republican party, praised Trump’s foreign policy stance. Paul mentioned in a Saturday post on X that Trump has avoided starting new wars and supports a more efficient government, saying, ‘We appreciate your commitment to prioritizing America first.’
Yet, other more hawkish Republicans cheered Trump’s decision to allow Israel to strike Iran earlier this week. They have been urging him to take more aggressive approach in the Middle East.
‘Game on,’ wrote Sen. Lindsey Graham on social media. ‘Pray for Israel.’
‘Donald Trump doesn’t mess around. Bombs away,’ cheered Rep. Randy Fine of Florida on social media after the attacks.
United States President Donald J. Trump reviews the scene during a parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, June 14, 2025, in Washington, DC
Trump Truth Social post warning Iran on June 15th, 2025, made mere hours after displays of America’s military might rolled down Constitution Avenue and flew over a crowd in Washington, D.C. during Saturday’s parade to commemorate 250 years of the United States Army
Trump’s first Secretary of State and former CIA director Mike Pompeo appeared on Fox News on Friday morning, greeting hosts by noting it was ‘a very good morning’
‘There was literally zero evidence that the negotiations were going to lead to a good outcome,’ he said about Trump’s peace talks.
‘I think the Israeli leadership finally decided not only did they have the moment to do this, but they had the tools and resources to effectively obliterate much of the Iranian regime’s military programs.’
Pompeo cheered on the strikes as a demonstration of ‘Western resolve’ to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Speaking with ABC News Sunday morning, Trump addressed reports that Israel was encouraging Administration to join the conflict with Iran to eliminate its nuclear program.
“We’re not involved in it. It’s possible we could get involved. But we are not at this moment involved,” the president told ABC News.
Trump also addressed a rumor that Russian president Vladimir Putin way be open to serving as a mediator between Iran and Israel.
‘Yeah, I would be open to it. He is ready. He called me about it. We had a long talk about it. We talked about this more than his situation. This is something I believe is going to get resolved,’ the president said of his Russian counterpart to ABC News.
On the campaign trail in 2024, Trump himself often promised to be a peacemaker and the conflict between Israel and Gaza, as well as Russia and Ukraine.
During a rally in Washington, D.C. the day before he was sworn in for a second term this past January, Trump declared,’I will end the war in Ukraine, stop the chaos in the Middle East and prevent World War III from happening, and you have no idea how close we are.’
People watch from a bridge as flames from an Israeli attack rise from Sharan Oil depot, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025
Smoke rises as Israel targets the Shahid Fakouri Military Airbase in Tabriz, Iran, on June 15, 2025. Iranian Red Crescent and civil defense teams were dispatched to the area following the attack
Smoke from an oil refinery rises over residential buildings in southern Tehran, Iran, 15 June 2025. Israel continued to target sites related to Iran’s nuclear program and energy facilities, after launching strikes across Iran since 13 June. In retaliation, Iran launched waves of missiles and drones toward Israel
Emergency and Rescue soldiers search for trapped people inside heavily damaged buildings after an overnight missiles strike from Iran on June 15, 2025 in Bat Yam, Israel. Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike on Israel starting late on June 13, after a series of Israeli airstrikes earlier in the day targeted Iranian military and nuclear sites, as well as top military officials
Residents check the destruction following an overnight Iranian missile strike in Rohovot in central Israel on June 15, 2025. Iran struck Israel early on June 15, with barrages of missiles after a massive onslaught targeted the Islamic republic’s nuclear, military and oil facilities, and killed several top generals
While recently visiting the Middle East to announce historic trade deals with Gulf nations, Trump also promised to help usher in a new era of peace to the region.
Addressing an audience at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in May, Trump aimed to inspire Middle Eastern leaders to set centuries of conflict aside, and to stop ensure nations are ‘not bombing each other out of existence.’
‘Before our eyes a new generation of leaders is transcending the ancient conflicts of tired divisions of the past and forging a future where the Middle East is defined by commerce, not chaos; where it exports technology, not terrorism; and where people of different nations, religions, and creeds are building cities together, not bombing each other out of existence. We don’t want that,’ Trump noted back in May.
US President Donald Trump (L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) attend the Keynote Address at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 13 May 2025
US President, Donald Trump, arrives in Saudi Arabia and meets with Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 13th, 2025
Trump’s trip to the Middle East last month, the first foreign trip of his second term, notably did not include a visit to Israel.
Trump’s Truth Social post came mere hours after displays of America’s military might rolled down Constitution Avenue and flew over a crowd in Washington, D.C. during Saturday’s parade to commemorate 250 years of the United States Army.
The event also coincided with the president’s 79th birthday.
People watch the Army 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2025
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Hayle Mayer, left, and Corporal Addison Merrell, watch fireworks at the Washington Monument while attending a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington
A girl waves at a squad of helicopters as they do a flyover during the Army 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2025
The president spoke Saturday for an uncharacteristically short eight minutes, but in doing so delivered a stern warning to America’s enemies.
‘There is no earthly force more powerful than the brave heart of the U.S. military or an Army Ranger paratrooper or Green Beret,’ he told the crowd, sprawled far out onto the National Mall surrounding the Washington Monument.
Trump has denied that the military parade is in his honor – though he’s wanted to hold a Bastille Day-like parade since visiting France in the opening months of his first term in 2017.
