Morning Joe: Trump to decide on U.S. role in Israel-Iran conflict in two weeks

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🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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President Trump says he’ll decide in two weeks whether the U.S. will strike Iran, as tensions in the Middle East escalate. The Morning Joe panel breaks down what that delay means for Israel’s military strategy, Iran’s response, and the growing role of Russia and China. Plus, what happens if Iran’s government collapses—and is Israel prepared to go it alone? This episode aired on Friday, June 20, 2025

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0:00.0	Regarding the ongoing situation in Iran, I know there has been a lot of speculation amongst
0:04.6	all of you in the media regarding the President's decision-making and whether or not
0:08.7	the United States will be directly involved.
0:11.2	In light of that news, I have a message directly from the President, and I quote,
0:16.0	based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not
0:20.8	take place with Iran
0:21.9	in the near future. I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks.
0:27.8	That's a quote directly from the president for all of you today.
0:31.9	White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt yesterday, announcing the president will decide within
0:37.3	two weeks if the U.S.
0:38.9	will directly attack Iran.
0:41.4	And we're going to bring in the latest on the conflict in the Middle East, which has now reached its second week.
0:46.5	Also ahead, an appeals court is allowing the president to maintain control over the California National Guard.
0:53.6	We're going to dig into that decision,
0:55.0	as well as the ruling from a different court
0:58.0	against the administration on another issue tied to immigration.
1:03.0	Also ahead. The New Jersey homecoming yesterday for the last living American hostage in Gaza, who was freed last month.
1:23.9	We'll have more of that ahead on this Friday morning.
1:26.7	Good morning and welcome to Morning Joe. It is Friday, June 20th. With us, we have managing editor at the bulwark, Sam Stein.
1:35.4	Columnist and associate editor for the Washington Post, David Ignatius, back with us again.
1:40.5	Writer at large for the New York Times, Elizabeth Bue Miller, and former chief of staff at the CIA and Department of Defense.
1:48.1	Jeremy Bash is with us this morning. Good to have you all.
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