President Trump called on Iranian civilians to “immediately evacuate Tehran” on Monday evening, shortly after which the White House announced he would be departing the G7 summit early to “attend to many important matters.”
Israel has been conducting strikes in Tehran since Thursday night, but the U.S. has so far declined to join the operation.
Israel issued several evacuation orders for civilians in Tehran, in areas where hundreds of thousands of people live.
What’s next: By skipping the second full day of the G7 summit, Trump is also skipping meetings with leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
“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.
Following his Monday night call for Iranian citizens to “immediately evacuate Tehran,” the White House announced that President Trump would be leaving the G7 summit early in order to “attend to many important matters.”. “..”.
What caused Trump’s dramatic post on Truth Social and his early return from Canada is unclear, which is why it matters. Since Thursday night, Israel has been attacking Tehran, but the U. S. . has so far refused to participate in the operation.
White House spokesperson Alex Pfeiffer refuted claims that the U. A. was attacking Iran: “There has been no change in the defensive posture of the American forces. He wrote, “We will protect American interests.”.
About 10 million people live in Tehran, and the metropolitan area is home to about 17 million.
He’s stating: “I told Iran to sign a “deal,” but they ought to have done so. What a waste of human life and a shame. Iran cannot possess a nuclear weapon, to put it simply. I stressed again and again that everyone should leave Tehran right away,” Trump wrote.
“Kooky Tucker Carlson” was criticized by Trump in a subsequent post for failing to comprehend that “IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.”. “.”.
“AMERICA FIRST means many great things, including the fact that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” he wrote after that. RESTORE AMERICA’S GREATNESS.
Current situation: The Israeli military claims total command of the skies over Tehran. By bombing Iranian state television on Monday, it demonstrated that it is broadening its scope beyond purely military or nuclear targets.
In areas of Tehran where hundreds of thousands of people reside, Israel issued multiple orders for civilians to evacuate. The area where Iran’s state television station is situated was the subject of one of those evacuation orders.
How many civilians have been able to leave is unknown, as is whether such a large-scale evacuation is feasible given the short notice.
Split screen: Trump stated during the G7 summit in Canada, less than two hours prior to his Truth Social post, that the U.S. S. . was chatting on the phone with the Iranians and even mentioned that it would be “better to talk in person.”. “,”.
Trump said he hoped Iran would reach an agreement. “I believe an agreement will be reached. Iran would be stupid, in my opinion, to not sign one,” he said.
Trump told his fellow G7 leaders that the U.S. S. had offered to meet with the Iranians and participated in talks to obtain a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Next up: Trump is missing meetings with leaders such as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by skipping the second full day of the G7 summit.
Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary, stated, “A lot was done, but President Trump will be departing tonight after dinner with Heads of State due to the situation in the Middle East.”.
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Throughout, this breaking news story has been updated.
