The United States is organizing evacuation efforts for its citizens in Israel, including flights and cruise ship departures, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Wednesday on X.
The US Embassy in Jerusalem is coordinating the arrangements and urged Americans to enroll in the State Department’s Smart Traveler program for updates, he added.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep going with strikes on Iran and dismissed Iran’s Supreme Leader with a curt “Good luck” after Ali Khamenei vowed not to surrender.
He added that his patience has already run out. "That’s why we’re doing what we’re doing,” Trump said.
Netanyahu was “doing a good job,” he added and confirmed they speak daily.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday described Iran as “totally defenseless” and said he is still considering military action.
“Well, I don't know how much longer it's going to go on. They're totally defenseless. They have no air defense whatsoever. Totally captured. You know we've totally captured the air, right?” Trump told reporters.
“For 40 years they've been saying death to America, death to Israel, death to anybody else that they didn't like. They were bullies. They were schoolyard bullies. And now they're not bullies anymore. But we'll see what happens.”
“Look, nothing's finished until it's finished. You know, war is very complex,” he said.
Amnesty International called on both Iranian and Israeli authorities to uphold international humanitarian law and protect civilian lives as the conflict intensifies.
“As the number of deaths and injuries continue to rise, Amnesty International is urging both parties to comply with their obligations and ensure that civilians in both countries do not further pay the price of reckless military action,” said Agnès Callamard, the group’s Secretary General.
Continued escalation risks “devastating and far-reaching consequences for civilians across the region and beyond,” she warned.
