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President Donald Trump is considering whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.The White House shared a direct quote from the president regarding a timeline for making a decision."Based on the fact that there is a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks," Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, shared on behalf of the president Thursday.A decision will be pivotal as violence in the Middle East intensifies. In the latest escalation, Iran launched missiles that hit a major hospital in southern Israel and injured several people. Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes struck a water reactor critical to Iran's nuclear program. Trump is currently weighing a U.S. attack on Iran that would include striking one of its uranium enrichment sites, buried deep under a mountain that only a so-called American "bunker-buster" bomb can reach.Pressure on the president to take action is growing, especially after Israel threatened to "eliminate" Iran's supreme leader �� a move Trump previously vetoed, worrying it would only further escalate tensions. Back at home, Trump is also facing pressure from those within his own party, split over whether the U.S. should get directly involved in the Middle East.If Iran obtains a nuclear weapon, experts worry it could give the country more political leverage and threaten to destabilize the Middle East. Iran argues its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but its levels of enriching uranium are reportedly one technical step away from being enough to create a nuclear weapon. In the press briefing Thursday, the White House said Iran has "never been closer" to obtaining a nuclear weapon.