France, June 22 -- The United States bombed three key nuclear sites in Iran on Sunday, joining the offensive launched by Israel on 13 June. Heloise Fayet, head of the "deterrence and proliferation" research programme at the French Institute of International Relations, talks to RFI about why this is a turning point in the conflict.

RFI: Donald Trump gave himself two weeks on Thursday to decide whether to strike Iran, but acted early. Was this a reversal or presidential bluffing?

Heloise Fayet: I don't see the two-week timeframe as "strategic patience" but rather as a deadline within which he would act, reserving the right to strike earlier. Trump really likes these strategic deadlines - remember the 60 days given to Iran to negotiate, or...