*Says May Send Witkoff Or Vance To Meet With Iranians
UNITED States (US) President, Donald Trump, said his early departure from the Group of Seven (G7) nations Summit had “nothing to do with” working on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, denying comments by French President, Emmanuel Macron, that he made a ceasefire proposal.
Macron “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 as he left the summit in Canada to return to Washington.
“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,” Trump added in the post.
Macron said earlier Trump had made an offer for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. “There is indeed an offer to meet and exchange. An offer was made, especially to get a ceasefire and to then kick-start broader discussions,” Macron told reporters at the G7.
But Trump, in his Truth Social post, called Macron a “publicity seeking” leader, adding: “Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong.”
The French embassy in Washington had no immediate comment outside work hours.
Meanwhile, the American president, while restating he wants Iran to give up entirely on nuclear weapons, said he wanted a “real end” to the nuclear problem with Iran, with Iran “giving up entirely” on nuclear weapons, in comments he made to reporters on Air Force One on his way back from the G7 Summit in Canada.
“Giving up entirely,” Trump told reporters early on Tuesday. “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, it’s very simple.”
Trump said he may send his Middle East Envoy, Steve Witkoff, or Vice President, JD Vance, to meet with Iran, but added that “it depends on what happens when I get back.”
When asked if Israel would slow down its attacks on Iran, Trump said: “You’re going to find out over the next two days. You’re going to find out. Nobody’s slowed up so far.”
Trump also said he had not seen any signs yet of North Korea or Russia getting involved to help Iran, adding that Washington was working on helping Americans who were trying to flee the region amid the Israel-Iran war.
“We’re working on that, we’re doing the best we can,” he said.
