Trump Demurs on US Involvement on Iran, Araghchi Hints it Can Step in to End Fighting
US President Donald Trump declined on Monday to answer what it would take for US to be directly involved in the growing conflict between Israel and Iran, saying he did not want to talk about the issue.
Instead, he continued to press Iran on negotiations on its nuclear program.
'They should talk, and they should talk immediately,' Trump said during a bilateral meeting with the Canadian prime minister during the G7 summit.
Trump added: 'I'd say Iran is not winning this war.'
Earlier, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appeared to make a veiled outreach Monday for the US to step in and negotiate an end to dayslong hostilities between Israel and Iran.
In a post on X, the website formerly known as Twitter, Araghchi wrote that if Trump is 'genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential.'
'It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu,' Iran's top diplomat continued. 'That may pave the way for a return to diplomacy.'
The message to Washington comes as the most recent round of talks between US and Iran was canceled over the weekend after Israel targeted key military and political officials in Tehran on Thursday.
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