US President Donald Trump denied working on a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran by deciding that he was working on a ceasefire agreement, rebutting French Emmanuel Macron’s previous claims.
Macron “misedly said he would leave Canada’s G7 Summit and return to DC to tackle a ‘ceasefire’ between Israel and Iran,” Trump said on his true social platform.
“I’m wrong! He doesn’t know why I’m on my way to Washington, but that certainly has nothing to do with the ceasefire. It’s much bigger than that,” Trump added.
Previously, Macron told G7 reporters that the US president had offered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. “There are certainly offers to meet and exchange, especially to get a ceasefire and then begin a broader discussion,” he said.
The world leaders of the summit cried out to find a way to contain the five-day conflict.
Before his exchange with Macron, Trump had warned that Tehran would need to dismantle the nuclear program before he was “too late.”
The US president said Iranian leaders “want to talk,” but they had already spent 60 days agreeing to nuclear ambitions and did not do so four days ago before the Israeli air attack began. “They have to make a deal,” he said.
Sammy’s host Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the world is turning its eyes to the G7 for leadership during these tests.
“We gather at one of those turning points in history,” Carney said. “The world is more divided and dangerous.”
British Prime Minister Kiel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and German Prime Minister Friedrich Merz were convened for an informal meeting that lasts an hour since their arrival at the summit on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters at the summit, Mertz said his country is planning to draft a final communicae proposal on the conflict, stressing that Iran will not be “permitted” to obtain nuclear weapons response materials.
Trump said Iran “has not won this war. They should talk, and they should talk just before it’s too late.” The US president was also asked whether Washington would join Israel in a military operation in Iran, but Trump declined to comment on the issue.
Trump and Priorities announce new trade agreements
The US President and British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer announced on Monday that they had signed a trade agreement to reduce tariffs on imports in the UK’s automobile and aerospace industry.
The New Deal was announced on the sidelines of the summit. However, Trump and Priority noted that negotiations are still underway in the steel production sector.
Trump argued that the deal with the UK is “fair for both,” adding that he hopes to generate more jobs and income for both countries. When he addressed reporters, he spoke in the same way as Trump. He said the deal is a sign of a “very good day” for both countries.
It is important to reach an agreement as Trump has threatened much of the world with significant import duties that have caused market instability and increased the risk of a global trade war.
He has retreated some of the proposed tariffs, but is adamant to show that officials in his administration are heavily involved in negotiating new trade deals with many countries.
The agreement follows the leader’s announcement in May, revealing that they have reached the trade deal framework. The agreement aims to significantly reduce US import taxes on UK automobiles, iron and aluminum in exchange for enhancing access to the UK market for US goods such as beef and ethanol.
However, the contract reached on Monday only addresses UK cars and aerospace materials, and requires further negotiations on iron.
London says the new deal will provide a significant boost to British companies, including Rolls-Royce, which produces engines for airplanes and high-end luxury cars.
Trump: G7 needs to expand to host Russia and China
The US president also sparked controversy at the summit, suggesting that the G7 should expand to a G8, including Russia or the G9, including China.
Trump argued that exclusion of Russia in 2014 was a “very big mistake” after unilaterally annexing Crimea, a move that preceded the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
“The G7 was once a G8. Barack Obama, and someone named Trudeau didn’t want to have Russia,” Trump said. Stephen Harper was Canadian Prime Minister at the time.
“I think if Russia was in, there would be no war now, and if Trump was president four years ago, he wouldn’t have started war now,” Trump said. “They drove Russia out. I argued that it was a very big mistake.
When asked by a reporter if China should be added, Trump said, “That’s not a bad idea. It doesn’t bother you if someone wants to see China coming in.”
The US president said it is important that world leaders can speak to each other at the summit.
“Putin is talking to me. He won’t tell anyone else,” Trump said. “He doesn’t want to talk because when he was dumped from the G8, he was so humiliated, like I did, like everyone else.”
