US President Donald Trump is allegedly planning to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as early as next week, international media report, citing unnamed sources within the US administration. No official confirmation has been issued yet.

Trump is considering delivering a speech or issuing a statement in which he would announce Jerusalem’s recognition as the Israeli capital, on Wednesday, AP and Reuters report, citing White House officials familiar with the issue. However, the US president is also expected to once again delay his campaign promise concerning the relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

He is also likely to issue another six-month waiver on moving the embassy by Monday, thus continuing the policy of his predecessors, who were signing such waivers since 1995 to override a law requiring the embassy to be moved to Jerusalem.

However, the officials also did not rule out that both decisions could eventually be changed by next week. At the same time, no official statements concerning the issue have been released by the White House. “We’ve nothing to announce,” a spokesperson with the White House National Security Council told Reuters.

The Trump administration also said that no decisions concerning the embassy’s relocation have been made yet. On Wednesday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders called earlier reports about Trump planning to order the relocation “premature.” The next day, the State Department spokeswoman, Heather Nauert, also said that “no decision on this matter has been made yet.”

However, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that Trump is "actively considering when and how" to move the embassy, AP reports. The decision concerning the Jerusalem’s recognition as the Israeli capital was reportedly taken on Monday following Trump’s meeting with his top national security advisors, according to the officials, cited by AP.

Trump vowed to move the US embassy to Jerusalem during his presidential election campaign. However, the move has been repeatedly postponed up to this moment. In June, Trump issued a waiver overriding the 1995 law requiring the relocation. However, he said at that time that he still favored the move.

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