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Yahoo
10 minutes ago
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- Yahoo
Iran seeks ceasefire with Israel, Trump urges Tehran evacuation
STORY: (Smoke over Tehran) Sources say Iran has sent messages through Gulf States to urge U.S. President Trump to pressure Israel to a ceasefire. In return, Tehran says it would show flexibility in nuclear negotiations with the U.S. It's the latest in the deadliest conflict between longtime enemies Israel and Iran, which have been attacking each other for five straight days. (2576) On Monday Israel escalated strikes on a number of targets. They include Iran's state broadcaster: (EDIT 2533新聞主播紛紛躲避） UPS A live broadcast was interrupted by a missile, and a news anchor had to flee the studio. Israel claimed it was serving as a communications center for Iran's military. (2639) Before dawn the same day, Iranian missiles had struck Tel Aviv and Haifa, killing several people. Israel launched its air war with a surprise attack last Friday, killing top Iranian military commanders and leader nuclear scientists. (2458 衛星圖) Its airstrikes have also put at least two of Iran's three operating uranium enrichment plants out of action. Israel has said its goal is to eliminate Tehran's ability to develop a nuclear weapon - Iran has denied it had plans to build one. (2634) Elsewhere on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters he was leaving the G7 summit early to return to Washington Monday night, citing the situation in the Middle East. (Trump at G7 2635) Fox News reported he would convene his National Security Council. Trump has consistently said the Israeli assault could end quickly if Iran agreed to U.S. demands that it accept strict curbs on its nuclear program. (2527) Earlier on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said Trump had made an offer for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. "There is an offer that has been made. Indeed, of meetings and exchanges. There is an offer that has been made, especially to have a ceasefire and to initiate broader discussions. And I think this is a very good thing. So now we need to see what the stakeholders will do." (2627) In a social media post Monday, Trump reiterated that Iran should have signed a nuclear deal with the United States - and he also urged everyone in Tehran to immediately evacuate.
Forbes
11 minutes ago
- Politics
- Forbes
Trump Says Reason For Leaving G7 Summit Early 'Much Bigger' Than Iran-Israel Ceasefire
President Donald Trump said his decision to leave the G7 Summit earlier than scheduled had 'nothing to do' with a potential ceasefire between Israel and Iran but something 'much bigger,' a few hours after he left the summit in Canada and made a post warning people to 'immediately evacuate' the Iranian capital, Tehran. US President Donald Trump departs after a family photo during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the ... More Kananaskis Country Golf Course in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. In a post on his Truth Social Platform, Trump attacked French President Emmanuel Macron, describing him as 'Publicity seeking,' for his statement that Trump had flown out of the summit early to work out a ceasefire between Israel and Iran and 'then kick-start broader discussions.' Trump said Macron 'has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire,' and claimed it was something 'Much bigger than that.' Trump departed the G7 Summit early and returned to Washington on Monday night to 'attend to many important matters,' White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Earlier on Monday evening, Trump wrote on Truth Social: 'Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON…Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!' 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. In a post on X, Leavitt said Trump was leaving the summit early 'because of what's going on in the Middle East.' Shortly before he left Canada, the president told reporters that that the Iranians 'want to make a deal, and as soon as I leave here, we're going to be doing something. But I have to leave here.' Fox News reported on Monday evening that Trump had asked his national security to be present in the Situation Room when he returns to the White House. In his post about Tehran, Trump didn't clarify why he wanted the city of around 10 million people to be evacuated. Earlier in the day the Israeli military had also issued evacuation warnings impacting around 330,000 people in the Iranian capital as it struck some parts of the city—including the Iran's state TV's main compound, which was captured in a live broadcast. 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.'
Washington Post
13 minutes ago
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- Washington Post
The Latest: Trump says all of Tehran should evacuate 'immediately'
U.S. President Donald Trump posted an ominous message on his social media site Monday calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran but later denied reports he had rushed back to Washington to work on a ceasefire. Israel's air campaign on the Iranian capital appeared to broaden on the fourth day of an intensifying conflict after it issued warnings on Monday for about 300,000 people in Tehran to evacuate ahead of airstrikes.
Malay Mail
14 minutes ago
- Politics
- Malay Mail
G7 urges ceasefire in Middle East and Gaza, but still backs Israel's ‘right to defend itself' despite attacks on Iran
KANANASKIS (Canada), June 17 — G7 leaders on Monday called for 'de-escalation' in the Middle East starting with the Israel-Iran conflict, as US President Donald Trump hastily left the group's summit. Trump, who was making his return to the international diplomatic calendar, departed the gathering in the Canadian Rockies a day early as ally Israel pounded Iran. After a day of statements backing diplomacy, Trump ominously took to social media to sound a warning to people in the Iranian capital, whose population is nearly 10 million. 'Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!' he wrote on his Truth Social platform. Having earlier hesitated at backing a joint statement on the crisis, Trump relented during a dinner at a forested lodge under the snow-capped mountains in Kananaskis. 'We urge that the resolution of the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza,' said the joint statement released by Canada. The statement said that Israel 'has a right to defend itself' and stressed 'the importance of the protection of civilians,' as the growing attacks kill civilians on both sides. The leaders of the club of industrial democracies — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — stated their conviction that Iran 'can never have a nuclear weapon.' Trump for weeks said he favoured diplomacy, and his envoy Steve Witkoff met five times with Iranian envoys, but he quickly backed Israel's strikes and said that Tehran's clerical state should have agreed to his terms. At a group photo with fellow G7 leaders before the dinner, Trump said: 'I have to be back as soon as I can. I wish I could stay for tomorrow, but they understand, this is big stuff.' French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that the United States was ready to make a diplomatic overture. 'There was an offer made for a meeting and an exchange,' Macron told reporters. Trump told reporters before his decision was announced to leave early: 'As soon as I leave here, we're going to be doing something.' He has repeatedly declined to say if the United States would participate in Israeli military action, although he has said Washington was not involved in initial strikes and the White House said that US forces remained in a defensive posture. Onus on Iran Trump earlier said that Iran would be 'foolish' not to agree to a negotiated settlement. 'It's painful for both parties, but I'd say Iran is not winning this war, and they should talk, and they should talk immediately, before it's too late,' Trump told reporters as he met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The US president will miss a day of G7 meetings that was expected to include discussions with the leaders of Ukraine and Mexico. Since Friday, Israel has struck major nuclear and military sites and killed leading commanders and nuclear scientists in Iran, which has responded with its own volley of drones and missiles on Israel. Macron voiced objections to what increasingly appeared to be Israel's goal — toppling the clerical state that took power after the 1979 revolution toppled the pro-Western shah. 'All who have thought that by bombing from the outside you can save a country in spite of itself have always been mistaken,' he said. Iran, since Trump pulled out of an earlier nuclear deal in 2018, has ramped up uranium enrichment but not yet at levels to create an atomic bomb. Israel is widely known to have nuclear weapons but does not acknowledge them publicly. Tariff talks The summit comes after months of tumult on the global stage since Trump's return to the White House. Seeking to shatter a decades-old US-led global economic order, Trump has vowed sweeping tariffs on friends and foes alike although he has postponed implementation until July 9. But Trump voiced optimism about a resolution with Canada and signed documents with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to confirm an agreement with Britain. Trump has previously mocked host Canada, stating that the vast but less populated neighbour should become the 51st US state. But Trump has appeared to show more respect to Canada since Carney, a staid former central banker, took over from the more flamboyant Justin Trudeau in March. Trump had taken office seeking diplomacy both on Iran and Ukraine, which Russia invaded in 2022. He has since voiced frustration that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not accepted a US proposal for a ceasefire. Trump said Monday that Putin was 'very insulted' by Russia's 2014 expulsion from the G8 and that if Russia were still a member, 'you wouldn't have a war right now.' — AFP
The National
18 minutes ago
- Politics
- The National
Sirens sound in Israel as Iranian missile barrage detected
Trump says Iran 'should have signed the deal I told them to sign' Fires detected in Gulf of Oman separating Iran from UAE Benjamin Netanyahu claims Iran attacks 'well co-ordinated' with US US sending more defensive assets to Middle East Footage shows blast shaking studio as presenter criticises Israel for attacks
