Washington, June 22, 2025 – Americans are being evacuated from Israel as a number of B-2 stealth bombers were deployed to the region in anticipation of a possible strike against an Iranian nuclear facility.
Mike Huckabee – the US Ambassador to Israel – urged US citizens in the country to complete a crisis intake form that would help them seek a way back to America, if the opportunity arises.
‘With airspace mostly closed, the challenges are great,’ Huckabee warned. ‘If given an option, TAKE IT.’
Israeli carrier El Al said on Saturday that as of Monday they would be offering 50 seats on flights departing from Tel Aviv to eight destinations including New York and Kos Angeles to those looking to flee the region.
President Donald Trump departed his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey on Saturday evening and headed back to The White House where he had a scheduled meeting with his national security team.
‘Only time will tell!’ Trump posted on his Truth Social Saturday afternoon along with a video warning of possible US involvement.
Trump has previously indicated that he would give Iran a two-week deadline to abandon their nuclear project.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, have told his administration that they refuse to wait two weeks for Trump to make up his mind, according to The Tines of Israel.
Sources who spoke with the outlet say Israel communicated this to officials in the US on Thursday, in what was described as a tense phone call.
Those on the call included Netanyahu, as sources added the Israelis want to strike the Iranian Fordow enrichment facility.
The US is the only country in the world with the bunker-busting bombs capable of hitting the nuclear facility, which is buried deep into a mountain.
Sources also told the outlet that the Israelis believe they have a small window to move on the site.
Vice President JD Vance had been on the call, and said he didn’t want the US directly involved in the conflict, suggesting Israel was pulling the U.S. into war.
Four sources told the Times that it is now likely that Israel will soon launch their own operation to hit the facility, despite not having the munitions necessary.
Netanyahu has frequently said the goal of the attacks on Iran was to eliminate its missiles and nuclear program, which he described as an existential threat to Israel.
On Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces also shared a clip of them striking F-14 fighter jets belonging to the Iranian Armed Forces.
The bomb capable of hitting the facility is configured and programed to the B-2 spirit stealth bomber, according to the Air Force.
On Saturday, six of those bombers left from Washington Air Force Base in Missouri destined for another base in Guam.
The bombers are said to have been refueled, which means they could have launched without full tanks due to the extraordinarily heavy bunker-buster bombs.
It was not clear whether the aircraft were a show of force or prepared for an operation.
Military engagement could also jeopardize any chance of Trump’s desired talks with Iran over its nuclear program.
President Trump was scheduled to meet with his national security team at the White House on Saturday to discuss joining the Israeli attack.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said U.S. military involvement ‘would be very, very dangerous for everyone.’
Trump warned that Tehran has ‘a maximum’ of two weeks to avoid possible America Air strikes if they don’t abandon their nuclear ambitions.
Trump publicly disagreed with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who testified in March that there is ‘no evidence’ Iran is building a nuclear weapon.
‘She’s wrong,’ Trump said Friday in New Jersey just off to the side of Air Force One. ‘My intelligence community is wrong.’
Gabbard has since reversed course and clarified that Iran could produce nukes ‘within weeks to months, if they decide to finalize the assembly.’
‘President Trump has been clear that can’t happen, and I agree,’ she added
The war between the two countries began when Israel launched what iy called Operation Rising Lion on Friday, June 13.
Israel targeted nuclear sites and military sites within Iran, while also killing many of Iran’s top military commanders.
At least 722 people, including 285 civilians, have been killed in Iran and more than 2,500 wounded, according to a Washington-based Iranian human rights group. (Daily Mail)
