Trump says Iran would ‘like to talk' about a nuclear deal, claims they're ‘not winning' war against Israel
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that Iran is willing to 'talk' about limiting its uranium enrichment after Israel destroyed many of Tehran's top officials and above-ground nuclear sites.
'They'd like to talk, but they should have done that before I had 60 days, and they had 60 days, and on the 61st day, I said, we don't have a deal,' Trump said at the top of his meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alberta.
'They have to make a deal, and it's painful for both parties, but I'd say Iran is not winning this war, and they usually talk, and they should talk immediately, before it's too late,' the president added.
4 Donald Trump arrives at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Sunday, June 15, 2025.
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4 IDF Home Front Command and Medics are looking for casualties in a privet house destroyed by a direct hit in Bnei Brak following an Iranian ballistic missile barrage towards Israel.
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Israel launched a full-scale attack against Iran's nuclear sites on Friday to eliminate their nuclear program after Tehran refused to come to a deal with Trump for months and UN investigators disclosed that the program was nearing weapons-grade uranium enrichment.
Trump told The Post on Friday that he 'always knew the date' the attacks would come and that he had given Iran 60 days to come to a deal that would get rid of their potential nuclear capabilities — but Tehran's negotiators had refused.
The president has stressed that there is still room for diplomacy and an eventual deal — as Israel has not yet destroyed every nuclear site in Iran, including a large facility in Fordow located inside a mountain.
4 A plume of heavy smoke and fire rise over an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike, on June 15, 2025.
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4 Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei meet with the Speaker and Representatives of the 12th Session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in Tehran, Iran on June 11, 2025.
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Iran is at the top of leaders' minds at the G7 meeting, which includes leaders from the UK, Germany, Canada, Japan, Italy and France.
Many leaders have drafted a document calling for the de-escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict, Reuters reported, but Trump has yet to sign it.
'Under the strong leadership of President Trump, the United States is back to leading the effort to restore peace around the world. President Trump will continue to work towards ensuring Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon,' a White House official said in a statement to The Post.
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