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Sydney Morning Herald
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- Sydney Morning Herald
Khamenei won't be hunted ‘for now': Trump issues veiled threat, calls for Iran's surrender
Iran and Israel have ramped up their missile attacks as the world waits to see what action US President Donald Trump will take after leaving the G7 summit of world leaders in Canada a day early because of intensifying hostilities in the Middle East. Residents of Tehran were caught in gridlock trying to flee the city as global anxiety centred on whether the United States would broker an end to the conflict or enter the fray by helping Israel destroy Iran's deeply buried nuclear enrichment facility at Fordow, which only US 'bunker-buster' bombs can reach. Trump said on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) that the US knew exactly where Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was 'hiding', that he was an easy target but would not be hunted – at least for now. In a social media post, he urged Iran's 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER' as the five-day conflict continues to escalate. 'We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now,' Trump said in a post on Truth Social. 'But we don't want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin.' Loading It follows reports earlier this week that the US president vetoed a plan presented by Israel to the US to kill the Iranian leader. Trump returned to the White House from his abbreviated visit to the G7 summit in Canada early Tuesday where he signed a statement from G7 leaders calling for a de-escalation in hostilities, despite early reports of his reluctance.
Perth Now
an hour ago
- Perth Now
Trump wary of EU trade offer while Japan being 'tough'
US President Donald Trump says Japan is being "tough" in trade talks and the European Union had not yet offered what he considers a fair deal, as a team led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stayed at the G7 meeting in Canada to keep working on trade issues after Trump's early departure. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that the EU would need to offer the United States "a good deal" or face higher tariffs. Trump spoke after leaving the G7 summit early, in order to focus on the Middle East. He told reporters Bessent was staying on in Kananaskis, Alberta, to keep talking with counterparts on trade. White House officials said US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett also remained in Canada and would be meeting with their counterparts. They said Trump met informally with all G7 members but had not seen the leaders of India, Australia or Mexico, who were also slated to meet him in Canada this week. "We're talking but I don't feel that they're offering a fair deal yet," Trump said of the EU. "They're either going to make a good deal or they'll just pay whatever we say they have to pay." European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters on the sidelines of the G7 summit that the objective was still to reach a deal before higher reciprocal tariffs go into effect on July 9 after a 90-day pause. "It's complex but we are advancing, that is good, and I push hard to pick up more speed, so we are mixed in the negotiations, and we will see what the end brings," she said. Trump also said there was a chance of a trade deal between the US and Japan. "They're tough, the Japanese are tough, but ultimately you have to understand we're just going to send a letter saying 'this is what you're going to pay, otherwise you don't have to do business with us'. But there's a chance," he said. Trump also said pharmaceutical tariffs were coming very soon, repeating a threat he has made repeatedly to impose import taxes on medical goods in a bid to force drug makers to rebase production to the US. "We're going to be doing pharmaceuticals very soon. That's going to bring all the companies back into America," he said. "It's going to bring most of them back into, at least partially back in." Matthew Goodman, a former senior US official and fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, said it was always a "stretch goal" for Trump to reach any deals at the G7 summit beyond finalising the terms of a limited deal with the United Kingdom. The US-UK deal, announced by Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G7 summit, reaffirmed quotas and tariff rates on UK cars and eliminated tariffs on the UK aerospace sector but the issue of steel and aluminium remained unresolved. Most other major US trading partners were still in talks to try to cement an agreement with Trump before the three-month hiatus on his sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs expires in about three weeks. "I think July 9 is the real deadline. That's when the 90-day pause ends, and I suspect that Trump and his team are trying to use that as maximum pressure to get countries to give more ground," Goodman said. Trump has signalled he could extend the deadline for countries that engaged in negotiations but repeated his threat to send letters to other countries that simply spell out the US tariffs they would be facing.
SBS Australia
an hour ago
- SBS Australia
Trump demands Iran's "unconditional surrender", warns US patience is wearing thin
Trump says whereabouts of Iranian leader Khamenei are known Aerial attacks by both sides continue US moves additional fighter jets to region President Donald Trump has called for Iran's "unconditional surrender" and warned that US patience is wearing thin, but said there is no intention to kill Iran's leader "for now". Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said meanwhile that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could face the same fate as Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who was toppled in a US-led invasion and hanged in 2006 after a trial. Explosions were reported in Tehran and the city of Isfahan in central Iran, while Israel said Iran had fired more missiles towards it late on Tuesday, and air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and southern Israel. Iranian officials have reported 224 people have been killed, mostly civilians, while Israel said 24 civilians had been killed. The Israeli military said it had conducted strikes on 12 missile launch sites and storage facilities in Tehran. Trump's comments, delivered via social media, suggested a more aggressive stance toward Iran as he weighs whether to deepen US involvement. Three minutes later, he posted, "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" Trump's sometimes contradictory and cryptic messaging about the conflict between close US ally Israel and longtime foe Iran has deepened the uncertainty surrounding the crisis. His public comments have ranged from military threats to diplomatic overtures, not uncommon for a president known for an often erratic approach to foreign policy. Trump said on Monday that he might send US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff or Vice President JD Vance to meet Iranian officials. The president said his early departure from the Group of Seven nations summit in Canada had "nothing to do" with working on a ceasefire deal, and that something "much bigger" was expected. Vance said the decision on whether to take further action to end Iran's uranium enrichment program, which Western powers suspect is aimed at developing a nuclear bomb, "ultimately belongs to the president". Trump met for 90 minutes with his National Security Council on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the conflict, a White House official said. Details were not immediately available. The US is deploying more fighter aircraft to the Middle East and extending the deployment of other warplanes, three US officials told Reuters. The US has so far only taken defensive actions in the current conflict with Iran, including helping to shoot down missiles fired towards Israel. Khamenei's main military and security advisers have been killed by Israeli strikes, leaving major holes in his inner circle and raising the risk of strategic errors, according to five people familiar with his decision-making process. With Iranian leaders facing their most significant security breach since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the country's cybersecurity command has banned officials from using communications devices and mobile phones, Fars news agency reported. Israel launched a "massive cyber war" against Iran's digital infrastructure, Iranian media reported. Ever since October 7, 2023, Khamenei's regional influence has waned as Israel has pounded Iran's proxies — from Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and militias in Iraq. Israel launched its air war, its largest ever on Iran, on Friday after saying it had concluded the Islamic Republic was on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons and has pointed to its right to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, including enrichment, as a party to the international Non-Proliferation Treaty. Israel, which is not a party to the NPT, is the only country in the Middle East believed to have nuclear weapons. Israel does not deny or confirm that. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stressed that he will not back down until Iran's nuclear development is disabled, while Trump says the Israeli assault could end if Iran agrees to strict curbs on enrichment. Before Israel's attack began, the 35-nation board of governors of the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in almost 20 years. The IAEA said on Tuesday an Israeli strike directly hit the underground enrichment halls at the Natanz facility. Israel says it now has control of Iranian airspace and intends to escalate the campaign in the coming days. Iran has so far fired nearly 400 ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones towards Israel, with about 35 missiles penetrating Israel's defensive shield and making impact, Israeli officials say. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had hit Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate and foreign intelligence service Mossad's operational centre early on Tuesday.
