TREE NEWS update: US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 that a strike on Iran could happen this weekend, adding that Washington seeks a policy change in Tehran but not regime change. Asked about Barrack’s remarks, President Donald Trump said, “If that’s the case, I know nothing about it,” while departing for Florida.
US envoy to Turkey says strike on Iran possible this weekend; Trump says he knows nothing
The signal problem is the story here: a sitting ambassador putting a timeline on military action while the president publicly disowns it. For markets, that gap matters more than the strike talk itself — it makes the headline hard to price as either credible escalation or loose talk, and it leaves allies and counterparties guessing which channel reflects actual policy. Watch whether the administration clarifies Barrack's remarks or leaves the contradiction standing; that, not the weekend, is the open question.
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