Why did Trump leave G7 early? 'Much bigger' than Iran cease-fire, he says
President Donald Trump denied reports late Monday that he left the G summit in Canada early to work on a cease-fire between Israel and Iran hinting that it was for something much bigger Trump advised reporters aboard Air Force One during an overnight flight back to Washington that he was looking to achieve something better than a cease-fire and would meet with advisers in the Situation Room early Tuesday We're looking at better than a cease-fire Trump mentioned We're not looking for a cease-fire I didn't say that I was looking for a cease-fire When demanded what was better than a cease-fire Trump responded An end A real end not ceasefire An end The president added that giving up entirely was also an option ISRAEL'S US AMBASSADOR SAYS BEEPER OPERATION WILL SEEM SIMPLE COMPARED TO WHAT IS PLANNED FOR IRANTrump earlier denied reports that he was rushing back to Washington to work on a cease-fire saying on his Truth Social platform that it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire Much bigger than that Trump also issued an ominous warning on the platform Monday evening writing that IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON and adding Everyone should instantly evacuate Tehran When reporters aboard Air Force One requested about his call for the residents of Tehran to evacuate Trump reported there was no threat but there s a lot of bad things happening and I think it s safer for them to evacuate Trump however echoed his stance on Iran s nuclear operation Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon it s very simple Trump described reporters TRUMP SAYS IRAN WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT DIALING DOWN ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICTHe accused Iranian leaders of being unwilling to reach an agreement over their nuclear operation and suggested he was now less interested in talking with them They should have done the deal I informed them Do the deal Trump declared So I don t know I m not too much in the mood to negotiate When Trump was sought again if the U S getting involved militarily would ensure a wipeout of Iran s nuclear undertaking Trump commented I hope their initiative is going to be wiped out long before that They re not going to have a nuclear weapon While Trump appeared bearish on negotiations he mentioned that he may consider sending Vice President JD Vance and U S Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff to meet with the Iranians It depends on what happens when I get back Trump declared of the Israel-Iran conflict telling reporters that nobody s slowed up so far Fox News Kaitlin Sprague Luke Trevisan and Nick Rojas contributed to this account
