He said he was unaware of the remarks made by his ambassador to Turkey. US President Donald Trump has responded to reports that the United States could strike Iran as soon as this weekend.
“Your ambassador to Turkey just said that ‘absolutely, there could be a strike on Iran this weekend. He’s open and available and accessible to a deal and we’ve been at the table for months and months and months,” he said. Have you gone back on holding off until after the midterms?” a reporter asked. “President Donald Trump is very clear.
US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Friday that a strike on Iran could happen as early as this weekend.
Barrack said the US was not seeking to overthrow Iran’s Islamic Republic, which has been an adversary of Washington and Israel since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Earlier reporting noted: U.S. could strike Iran this weekend, envoy says The United States could strike Iran as soon as this weekend, a U.S. envoy said Friday (October 24, 2026), after mounting threats by both Washington and Israel. Earlier reporting noted: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces elections Tuesday (October 27), has in recent days repeatedly vowed to topple the clerical state in Iran, following two major bombing campaigns against it since last year.
The consequence won’t be regime change,” he said.
“The United States — the president of the United States — has said he’s not interested in regime change,” he added. Barrack said in an interview as he visited the Gulf. Barrack serves as the US point person on Syria but does not have a direct role in Iran policy. “If you keep threatening the world, our allies, the Gulf, there will be a consequence. “The problem with regime change always is, what’s the day-two scenario? He’s open and available and accessible to a deal and we’ve been at the table for months and months and months,” Mr.
Earlier reporting noted: President Donald Trump “is very clear.
