Donald Trump hosted close ally Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago at his end-of-year meetings, where he planned the geopolitical future of the world during the festivities. Inevitably, the question of the conundrum in Iran came up, and when asked if he would support further attacks on Iran by Israel — the president said “yes” given specific circumstances. The Iran-Israel conflict was unquestionably one of the most complex regional conflicts Trump inherited in the Middle East. Iran has long created anxieties in NATO states through its proposed nuclear programme. In the Barack Obama administration, a deal was struck that seemingly stopped that fear in a relatively peaceful manner, but things have changed considerably since then. The war in Gaza led to Israel finding itself in multiple conflicts in the area, which led to the state bombing areas in Qatar and even Iran. The US — being a proud ally — decided to lend a helping hand to Israel and ensure that Iran’s missile attacks on Israel do not escalate into them revamping their nuclear program. Prompting Trump to go on the offensive and bomb all the facilities in Iran that were believed to hold that capability. Mere days after that attack, Trump was somehow able to bring Iran and Israel to the table and agree on a peace deal. But much like his other peace deals, experts in the region wondered if this was truly going to be a lasting deal. There have not been any actual attacks from each side, but if the rhetoric in Israel and Iran are anything to go by, that can change very soon. Trump told the media that he may have intel that Iran might be trying to build nuclear weapons again. Trump said, “Now I hear that Iran is trying to build up again and if they are, we’re gonna have to knock ’em down … We’ll knock the hell out of them … but hopefully that’s not happening.” Which is certainly a bold claim considering it was Trump himself who assured Americans that his attack made Iran incapable of restarting the program. Trump says he'd support more Israeli attacks on Iran pic.twitter.com/ssiGagnpLt— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 29, 2025 For what it’s worth, Iran’s military leadership earlier claimed that they’re no longer interested in enriching uranium and are looking to instead negotiate for better economic relationships with the Western powers. However, reports also suggest that the Israeli prime minister preferred further military action against Iran. Netanyahu was believed to be at Mar-a-Lago specifically to discuss with Trump the potential of another military campaign by the allies in Iran. This, coupled with Trump’s recent strikes in Venezuela and Nigeria, has turned his claim that he was planning to create a peaceful administration into a dark joke among his critics on social media. In his first breath, Trump demands a Nobel Peace Prize just like Obama — who, despite his own controversies around military action, at least first attempted to negotiate with Iran before turning to arms. In the next breath, Trump routinely threatens and celebrates strikes across the globe. President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of “harsher and crushing” retaliation if there’s any hostile action towards Iran.