section_path: Foreign policy/Asia/Middle East/Israel–Iran conflict
section_name: Israel–Iran conflict
paragraph_text: Israel–Iran conflict
  
  On June 13, Israeli planes bombed sites in Iran associated with Iran’s nuclear program. President Trump stated he was not involved, although Iranian leaders have said they do not believe this. There have been reports that Trump vetoed a plan to kill Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei, and that the United States communicated to Israel that Iran has not killed an American and discussions of killing political leaders should not be on the table.
  
  In retaliation, Iran has fired missiles and drones at Israel, most of which has been shot down by Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system. As of June 15, 24 people have been killed in Israel and 224 people have been killed in Iran, according to state media.
  
  On June 18, Trump said he has not decided whether to join with Israeli bombing runs on nuclear program sites in Iran. Trump said that it is “very late to be talking.” An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman told Al Jazeera news that he did not believe the Trump administration could dictate to Israel what it can and cannot do.
  
  Regarding whether the United States will strike with B-2 planes carrying “bunker-buster” bombs directed against Iran’s Fordo nuclear site (which is buried in a mountain), President Trump said, “Based on the fact that there is 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.”