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(Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump left the Group of Seven leaders meeting in Canada early to deal with the Israel-Iran conflict, but played down the chances of a ceasefire.
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On Tuesday morning, he returned to Washington and criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for saying the move was possibly a sign he was working on a truce.
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“Wrong!,” Trump said in reference to Macron on Truth Social. “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. Stay Tuned!”
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Trump hasn’t clearly spelled out his next steps as he returns to the US capital.
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Israel and Iran continue to strike on one another. While global markets have calmed since hostilities started on Friday with Israel bombing Iran, there are still widespread fears the war will spread to other countries in the oil- and gas-producing region.
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Despite Trump’s latest comments, top US officials said the president remains hopeful a peace deal can be achieved between Israel and Iran.
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The diplomatic flurry followed another 24 hours of intense bombardments, with Iran firing ballistic missiles and Israel striking targets across the Islamic Republic, including the capital of Tehran. The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group is now sailing to the Middle East ahead of schedule, marking the first significant move of American military assets to the region since Friday.
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“Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign,” Trump wrote in an earlier social media post, referring to nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington that are now on hold. “What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!”
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It wasn’t clear if Trump knew of a fresh round of attacks Israel may have planned for the city, which has a population of more than 9 million.
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Israel earlier warned residents of one Tehran neighborhood to evacuate and social media videos showed traffic jams as people sought to leave. Soon after Trump’s post, Iran’s Fars news agency reported several explosions east of the city.
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The American president kept his options open. As well as urging Iran to accept a deal that restricts its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief, he has maintained a vague stance on whether the US might intervene in the war offensively. For now, the US says its only helping Israel defend against Iran’s missile and drone salvos.
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Steve Witkoff, Trump’s top Middle East envoy, who headed five rounds of talks with the Islamic Republic on its atomic program until Israeli strikes last week, might meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi later this week, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed US officials.
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“They want to make a deal, and as soon as I leave here, we’re going to be doing something,” Trump told reporters in Canada on Monday, without providing details.
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