Hi, everyone. It is 4 o'clock here in New York. I'm Alicia Menendez in for Nicole Wallace.

The question of the hour, will the United States get involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran?

At the White House today, team Trump said, in effect,

stand by for the next two weeks. Here's the press secretary. Now, regarding the ongoing situation

in Iran, I know there has been a lot of speculation amongst all of you in the media regarding

the president's decision making and whether or not the United States will be directly involved.

In light of that news, I have a message directly from the President, and I quote,

based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future,

I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks.

That's a quote directly from the president for all of you today.

Brand new reporting suggests that the Trump administration is on the precipice of an armed

intervention. Three people familiar with deliberations tell the Wall Street Journal that

Donald Trump, quote, told senior aides late Tuesday

that he approved of attack plans for Iran, but was holding off on giving the final order to see if

Tehran would abandon its nuclear program. Trump is hoping that threatening to join Israel's

strikes on Iran will compel Tehran to meet his demands. In public, at least, the Iranian regime remains defiant,

saying that they will not negotiate and will retaliate if the U.S. launches airstrikes.

The Pentagon already playing out what could happen next. The New York Times reporting,

officials are considering all of the ways Iran could retaliate. One possibility, according to officials,

quote, Iran retains the naval assets and other capabilities it would need to shut down the

Strait of Armuz, a move that could pin any U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf, American military

officials say. In meetings at the White House, senior military officials have raised the need to prepare for that possibility.

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