Trump to decide if US will attack Iran 'within two weeks'

特朗普将在“两周内”决定是否对美国发动攻击

Global News Podcast

2025-06-20

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The White House says Trump will decide whether to attack Iran within two weeks because there is a "substantial chance of negotiations". Also: why killing a Lithuanian bear outraged hunters, and the search to name storms.
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  • This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Janet Jalil and in the early hours of Friday the 20th of June, these are our main stories.

  • President Trump says he'll make his decision on whether or not to get involved in Israel's war against Iran within two weeks,

  • as there is a chance of negotiations.

  • After Hungarian police banned this year's LGBT pride march from going ahead in Budapest,

  • the city's mayor insists it will still be held.

  • Finland's parliament votes to withdraw from a treaty banning landmines because of what it sees as a threat from its neighbour,

  • Russia.

  • Also in this podcast, how, if you have a memorable name, you could get a storm named after you.

  • It's such an unusual name.

  • Might popularise it.

  • Depends on how bad the storm was, I suppose.

  • Following fevered speculation that Donald Trump was about to order a strike on Iran very soon,

  • he appears to have pulled back from the brink, for now at least.

  • In a news conference on Thursday,

  • the White House press secretary, Caroline Leavitt, made this announcement.

  • 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.

  • This comes as Iran has issued defiant warnings saying that Mr. Trump risked becoming embroiled in a quagmire