{"id":2449902,"date":"2025-06-20T14:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-himes-given-comfort-by-trumps-two-week-deadline-on-iran-strikes\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:48:12","slug":"jim-himes-given-comfort-by-trumps-two-week-deadline-on-iran-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-himes-given-comfort-by-trumps-two-week-deadline-on-iran-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Himes given &#8216;comfort&#8217; by Trump&#8217;s two-week deadline on Iran strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjim-himes-given-comfort-by-trumps-two-week-deadline-on-iran-strikes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2449902&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrat Congressman Jim Himes expressed relief over President Donald Trump&#8217;s two-week postponement of a decision on military intervention in Iran. During an interview,Himes stated that the absence of immediate threats of U.S. attacks on Iran is somewhat comforting. The Trump administration&#8217;s approach comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-its-message-for-dems-sparring-with-biden-on-israel-is-to-step-back-from-politics-for-a-moment\/\" title=\"White House Says Its Message For Dems Sparring With Biden On ... Is To \u2018Step Back From Politics For A Moment\u2019\">amid escalating tensions<\/a> between Iran and Israel, leading the U.N. Security Council to hold an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-not-consistent-with-what-he-promised-us-when-he-was-running-ky-republicans-censure-mitch-mcconnell-after-his-outrageous-attack-on-president-trump\/\" title=\"\u201cThis Is Not Consistent With What He Promised Us When He Was Running\u201d \u2013 KY Republicans Censure Mitch McConnell After His Outrageous Attack on ... ...\">emergency meeting<\/a>. white House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt noted that there is a possibility for negotiations with Iran, but Democrats criticized Trump for setting a vague deadline, suggesting it is reflective of his indecisive nature. Himes defended Trump&#8217;s cautious approach, implying that it&#8217;s prudent to proceed slowly in matters of potential war. Simultaneously occurring, Iranian officials have dismissed U.S. negotiation overtures, attributing their rejection to ongoing Israeli airstrikes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrat Jim Himes given &lsquo;comfort&rsquo; by Trump&rsquo;s two-week deadline on Iran strikes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2153971\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrat<\/a> on the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday expressed relief regarding President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> delaying his decision on military intervention in Iran for two weeks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact that we&rsquo;re not reading about a U.S. attack on Iran right now actually gives me a little bit of comfort,&rdquo; Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) said in an interview with independent broadcaster Jim Acosta, published Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3277486\/members-leaving-congress\/\">Congressional short-timers: These lawmakers are on the way out<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3447945\/virginia-democrats-gerry-connolly-firehouse-primary-election\/\">Virginia Democrats vying for Gerry Connolly&#8217;s House seat sprint to &#8216;firehouse&#8217; primary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3445532\/watch-live-army-secretary-dan-driscoll-testifies-before-congress-on-2026-fiscal-budget\/\">WATCH LIVE: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll testifies before Congress on 2026 fiscal budget<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s approach to Iran comes as Iran and Israel continue trading strikes, prompting the U.N. Security Council to convene an emergency session Friday. Central to the discussions is whether the United States will militarily support Israeli efforts in an offensive capacity in response to what is seen as the rising threat of Iran.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday,&nbsp;White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt released a statement from the president, signaling he was still considering his options.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a substantial chance of negotiation that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future,&rdquo; the statement read. &ldquo;I will make my decision whether or not to go in the next two weeks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The statement from the White House drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who said that Trump&rsquo;s two-week timeline is an example of his failure to act on his deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>Former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a self-proclaimed Republican-in-name-only, referenced the popular online meme &ldquo;Trump Always Chickens Out,&rdquo; which criticizes Trump for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >repeatedly issuing vague decision timelines<\/a> on major issues, only to avoid action altogether. The president has argued that this strategy is part of the negotiation process and helps push his counterparts to come to the table and compromise.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just a reminder that Trump was going to announce his sanctions on Russia for not negotiating &lsquo;in two weeks&rsquo; about 3.5 weeks ago,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamKinzinger\/status\/1935339765554917466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a> on X. &ldquo;Taco.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Himes came to Trump&rsquo;s defense.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can sort of joke about TACO, and you know, everything is two weeks or four weeks or never, but I think when you&rsquo;re talking about war in the Middle East, going slower rather than faster is not a bad thing,&rdquo; Himes said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3445019\/strait-of-hormuz-iran-israel-conflict-world-oil-supply-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>IRAN MAY CLOSE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AMID ISRAEL CONFLICT. HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE WORLD&rsquo;S OIL?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that Tehran has rejected any U.S. attempts to negotiate, linking the refusal to Israel&rsquo;s airstrikes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Americans want to negotiate and have sent messages several times,&rdquo; Araghchi said. &ldquo;But we clearly said that as long as this aggression doesn&rsquo;t stop, there&rsquo;s no place for talk of dialogue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2153971\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2153971\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat Jim Himes finds relief in Trump&#8217;s two-week delay on Iran strikes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2449903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Iran-flag.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[57575,54591,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2449902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-iran-strikes","tag-jim-himes","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Iran-flag.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2449902"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2449906,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449902\/revisions\/2449906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2449903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2449902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2449902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2449902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}