Trump says his early departure from G7 has nothing to do with Israel-Iran conflict; slams Macron as 'publicity seeking'
US President Donald Trump said his early departure from the G7 summit in Canada on Monday had "nothing to do" with working on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, adding France's leader, Emmanuel Macron, was "wrong" in how he described the exit.
"Publicity seeking President Emmanuel Macron, of France, mistakenly said that I left the G7 Summit, in Canada, to go back to D.C. to work on a 'cease fire' between Israel and Iran," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
"Wrong! He has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire. Much bigger than that. Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong. Stay Tuned!"
Trump had abruptly left the Group of Seven summit on Monday, departing a day early after declaring on his social media platform that Tehran should be evacuated 'immediately.'
At the summit, Trump warned that Tehran needs to curb its nuclear program before it's 'too late.' He said Iranian leaders would 'like to talk' but they had already had 60 days to reach an agreement on their nuclear ambitions and failed to do so before the Israeli aerial assault began. 'They have to make a deal,' he said.
Asked what it would take for the U.S. to get involved in the conflict militarily, Trump said Monday morning, 'I don't want to talk about that.'
So far, Israel has targeted multiple Iranian nuclear program sites but has not been able to destroy Iran's Fordo uranium enrichment facility.
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