Trump Issues ‘Evacuate Tehran' Warning And Leaves G7 Summit—What To Know
President Donald Trump on Monday left the G7 Summit earlier than scheduled, due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, shortly after he warned people to 'immediately evacuate' the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump depart after a family photo during ... More the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Kananaskis Country Golf Course in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada.
In a post on his Truth Social platform on Monday evening, Trump wrote: 'Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON…Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!'
The president's post didn't clarify why he wanted the city of around 10 million people to be evacuated, but this post was made after the Israeli military also issued evacuation warnings impacting around 330,000 people in the Iranian capital as it struck parts of the city.
The president then blamed the situation on Iran's refusal to sign 'the 'deal' I told them to sign,' and added: 'What a shame, and waste of human life.'
Shortly after this post, Trump left the G7 Summit and returned to Washington on Monday night to 'attend to many important matters,' White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Just before he departed from Canada, Trump told reporters that the Iranians 'want to make a deal, and as soon as I leave here, we're going to be doing something.'
A U.S. official told reporters earlier on Monday, that Trump would not sign a draft statement of G7 leaders, which included a call for de-escalating the Israel-Iran conflict. The president eventually agreed to sign it after some changes were made to the statement's 'initial draft language,' according to the New York Times. The final statement notes: 'We, the leaders of the G7, reiterate our commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East.' The statement affirms Israel's 'right to defend itself,' describes Iran as the 'principal source of regional instability and terror,' and notes 'Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.' It also calls for a resolution of the ongoing crisis and 'a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza.'
In a post on X, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi signaled he was open to talks resuming talks with the U.S. if Israel's strikes on Iran were halted. 'If President Trump is genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential. Israel must halt its aggression, and absent a total cessation of military aggression against us, our responses will continue. It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu. That may pave the way for a return to diplomacy,' he wrote. The post also attacked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him a 'war criminal.'
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