Washington, June 20 -- Mulling over US options, President Donald Trump has said that it will give Iran a two-week window to open negotiations before considering direct US military intervention in the conflict, reports CNN.
White House officials have expressed hope that Trump's hardline stance, coupled with Israel's relentless strikes against Iranian missile infrastructure - which Tel Aviv says has decimated two-thirds of Tehran's missile launching capabilities - will open windows for negotiations, and allow both countries to come to a deal.
For its part, Iran has refused to budge an inch, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeini warning of serious repercussions for the US, if it intervenes militarily.
In a statement read out by t...