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Trump Postpones Iran Strike Decision as UK and EU Ministers Prepare Geneva Talks

President Trump’s two-week delay for negotiations gives European powers an opportunity to press Iran in Geneva

Smokes rises from a building of the Soroka hospital complex after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran in Beersheba, Israel on Thursday.
Emergency workers respond to the site of a reported Iranian missile strike on June 19, 2025 in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Overview

  • Overnight exchanges between Israel and Iran damaged a hospital near Tel Aviv and struck Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor.
  • Since the conflict began last week, at least 657 people in Iran, including 263 civilians, and 24 in Israel have been killed, and over 22,000 tourists are seeking evacuation flights from Israel.
  • President Trump announced he will decide on US military action against Iran within two weeks to allow for negotiations with Tehran.
  • UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington and will join France, Germany and the EU’s Kaja Kallas in Geneva to meet Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.
  • British legal advisers have flagged concerns over UK participation in any US strike and European diplomats warned that bombing Iran could put Western hostages at risk and trigger militant attacks.