Trump has also signalled an openness to resuming strikes on Iran after a long deadlock in diplomacy.
"Could there be a strike this weekend? Absolutely," Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and point man on Syria who does not have a direct role on Iran, told podcast host Mario Nawfal
US envoy says the United States could strike Iran this weekend as tensions rise between Washington and Israel.
The United States could "absolutely" strike Iran as soon as this weekend, a US envoy said on Friday as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up his threats to Tehran.
US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Friday that a strike on Iran could happen as early as this weekend.
US envoy Tom Barrack stated a US strike on Iran could happen as soon as this weekend, though Trump downplayed the remarks and denied knowing about it.
Barrack had said the United States could launch strikes against Iran as early as this weekend.
Trump's remark came after Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey and Washington's point man on Syria, said a strike against Iran this weekend was possible.
"Could there be a strike this weekend? Absolutely," Tom Barrack said, adding, "The president is very clear."
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