Trump seeks ‘real end, not ceasefire’ as Israel-Iran conflict heats up

US president’s comments travel aft helium warns Tehran residents to permission ‘immediately’.

United States President Donald Trump says helium is looking for a “real end” and not conscionable a ceasefire, arsenic Israel and Iran trade aerial attacks for a 5th consecutive day.

Trump made the comments to reporters connected Air Force One connected Tuesday aft his aboriginal departure from the Group of Seven (G7) acme successful Canada.

“I’m not looking for a ceasefire. We’re looking astatine amended than a ceasefire,” helium said, reiterating his stance that “Iran cannot person a atomic weapon.”

Earlier, successful a station connected his societal media platform, Truth Social, Trump refuted the proposition helium had near the acme to enactment connected a ceasefire successful the conflict.

“I person not reached retired to Iran for ‘Peace Talks’ successful immoderate way, shape, oregon form,” helium said. “If they privation to talk, they cognize however to scope me. They should person taken the woody that was connected the array – Would person saved a batch of lives!!!”

A sixth circular of US-Iran atomic talks was to person been held connected Sunday successful Oman, but Iran cancelled its information aft Israel launched a astonishment bombing run connected its longtime adversary connected Friday.

“The different broadside [the US] acted successful a mode that makes dialog meaningless,” Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said connected Saturday. “You cannot assertion to negociate and astatine the aforesaid clip disagreement enactment by allowing the Zionist authorities [Israel] to people Iran’s territory.”

Trump publically opposed an Israeli onslaught connected Iran successful the weeks starring up to the attacks, saying helium preferred diplomacy. But helium has since branded them “excellent”, adjacent framing the bombardment arsenic an plus successful immoderate imaginable talks.

Before Israel’s offensive, Iran had rejected a US connection that included zero uranium enrichment and was slated to offer a counterproposal successful a bid to beforehand the negotiations.

Israel has said its attacks connected Iran are indispensable to forestall its longtime adversary from getting immoderate person to gathering a atomic weapon. Iran has responded by launching hundreds of missiles and drones astatine Israel, sidesplitting much than 20 people.

‘Nobody’s slowed up’

Asked connected Air Force One whether Israel would standard down its attacks connected Iran, which wellness officials said person killed much than 220 radical truthful far, Trump appeared to bespeak that that was unlikely.

“You’re going to find retired implicit the adjacent 2 days,” helium said. “Nobody’s slowed up truthful far.”

Trump said it was imaginable that helium could nonstop his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff oregon Vice President JD Vance to conscionable Iranian officials but added that depended connected however events played out.

‘Evacuate Tehran’

Trump had earlier caused alarm with a abrupt informing connected societal media earlier leaving the G7 acme that “everyone should instantly evacuate” Iran’s capital, Tehran.

“Iran should person signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign,” helium said successful the comment, posted to Truth Social. “What a shame, and discarded of quality life.”

Asked to remark connected the reasoning down his informing to evacuate Tehran, Trump told reporters that helium wanted “people to beryllium safe”.

China accused Trump of “pouring oil” connected the struggle with his remarks.

“Making threats and mounting unit volition not assistance to beforehand the de-escalation of the concern but volition lone intensify and widen the conflict,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun said.

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