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Last Updated:June 17, 2025, 15:28 IST
Trump said he hopes Iran's nuclear program is eliminated without requiring US involvement and called for a complete surrender by Iran.
Donald Trump leaves after a family photo session during the G7 Summit (AP Photo)
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he hopes Iran’s nuclear program is wiped out, and this, he said he hopes this is done before the involvement of the United States is needed.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, while on his way back to Washington from Canada, Trump also said he was looking for a complete “give-up" by Iran.
“I hope Iran’s nuclear programme is wiped out long before US involvement would be needed," Trump told reporters.
“I am looking for a complete give-up by Iran," he added.
Later, in a social media post on Truth Social, Trump clarified that he had not reached out to Iran, contrary to some reports.
“I have not reached out to Iran for “Peace Talks" in any way, shape, or form," the US President wrote.
“This is just more HIGHLY FABRICATED, FAKE NEWS! If they want to talk, they know how to reach me. They should have taken the deal that was on the table – Would have saved a lot of lives!!!" he wrote.
Earlier today, Trump said his early departure from the Group of Seven nations summit has “nothing to do with" working on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, denying comments by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said the US President 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 G7 summit in Canada to return to Washington.
Trump left the G7 summit in Canada early to return to Washington due to the Middle East situation.
The air war between Iran and US ally Israel, which began on Friday when Israel attacked Iran with air strikes, has raised alarms in a region that had already been on edge since the start of Israel’s military assault on Gaza in October 2023.
Since the Israeli strikes on Friday, the two Middle Eastern rivals have exchanged blows, with Iranian officials reporting over 220 deaths, mostly civilians, while Israel said 24 civilians were killed.
Israel, the US and other Western nations have long sought to pressure Iran to curb its nuclear weapons development.
Tehran denies seeking nuclear weapons and has said it has the right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, including enrichment, as a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Israel, which is not a party to the NPT, is the only country in the Middle East widely believed to have nuclear weapons.
Washington said Trump was still aiming for a nuclear deal with Iran.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
News world Trump Says Looking For ‘Complete Give-Up’ Of Iran’s Nuclear Programme: 'Hope It's Wiped Out'
