Iran, Israel and Trump
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US President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a warning for Iran as the West Asian country entered the third day of its cross-border attacks against Israel. Distancing his administration from the attacks launched by Tel Aviv toward Tehran,
US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) revealed that he received a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin on his 79th birthday and and talked about the war between Israel and Iran, which both leaders agreed "should end.
Defense Sec. Hegseth confirmed that President Trump is "dialed in" to the Israel-Iran conflict on "Fox & Friends" Friday and assured that this is not an "autopen moment" for the president.
Instead of Ukraine and Donald Trump's tariff war, the main subject of discussion for world leaders will be the Middle East.
The return on Donald Trump to the G7 was always going to be unpredictable. That it is happening against the backdrop of an escalating conflict in the Middle East makes it even more so.
The U.S. has unique power to force restraint, but with the offensive on its third day and the death toll rising, there is little sign Trump will wield his leverage.
Iranian media reported that Israel struck the South Pars Gas Field in what would be the first attack on an Iranian energy site.