Wall Street was headed for a higher open on Friday, tracking strength in global stocks after President Donald Trump held off from making an immediate call on U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran war. As hostilities between the two Middle Eastern countries approached their second week,

It's one week since Israel launched its campaign to take out Iran’s nuclear program and hobble its theocratic regime. Daily strikes from both sides continue, with Tehran retaliating against Israel's bombings with missile barrages that have damaged military and civilian infrastructure across Israel.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the US president believes there is a "substantial chance of negotiations" with Iran "in the near future".