WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump said there was a "substantial chance" of U.S. negotiations with Iran and that he would decide within two weeks whether diplomacy keeps America out of the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.

Iran and Israel continued to exchange attacks into Wednesday amid the latest round of conflict between the two nations.

US president Donald Trump has said he will make a decision on whether to strike Iranian nuclear facilities within the next two weeks.Mr Trump said he would make the call on whether to order US warplanes to strike Iranian nuclear sites depending on whether Tehran engages in talks over ending its nuclear weapons programme.

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to step back from the brink of a direct strike on Iran, warning against any action that would “ramp up the situation”. The prime minister said “de-escalation” was the priority and called for a diplomatic solution to be found after the US president suggested he may join Israel’s bombing campaign.