The French president said Donald Trump was considering the prospects of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran
Donald Trump dramatically left the G7 Summit in Canada a day early to rush back to Washington, with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, claiming the US leader was considering the prospect of 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 kickstart broader discussions,” Macron told reporters at the G7.
“We have to see now whether the sides will follow.”
Macron described the move as a positive development. “Right now I believe negotiations need to restart and that civilians reed to protected.”
He added that he didn’t believe things would change in the next few hours, but “since the US assured they will find a ceasefire and since they can pressure Israel, things may change”.
Trump told reporters he had to leave early for “obvious reasons”. Throughout the day he repeated that Iran must never possess a nuclear weapon, an ambition Iran denies.
“Much was accomplished, but because of what’s going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with Heads of State,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X.
At a morning meeting, Trump confirmed that he had received signals through intermediaries that Iran wants to de-escalate the fighting.
Trump, no fan of G7 Summits, decided to fly to Washington to brief his national security council, in doing so avoiding a day in which he would have been pressed over Ukraine and trade by his G7 colleagues.
