US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he doesn’t want a ceasefire in Iran, but is instead seeking a “real end” to the Iranian nuclear issue.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One as he flew back to Washington overnight after an early exit from the G7 summit in Canada.
“I didn’t say I was looking for a ceasefire,” said Trump, according to CBS News, adding: a “real end” means “giving up entirely” on nuclear weapons.
Q: What are you looking for here?
US President Trump: An end. A real end. Not a ceasefire, an endpic.twitter.com/u5OHgINjqr
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) June 17, 2025
The US president said “I may,” on the prospect of sending US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff or Vice President JD Vance to meet with Iran.
“It depends what happens when I get back,” he noted.
Trump claimed Iran is “very close to having” a nuclear weapon, dismissing director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s March testimony that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon.
The US president warned Iran not to harm US troops, saying he would “come down so hard if they do anything to our people.”
He added that the Zionist entity is going to keep up its attacks on Iran.
“You’re going to find out over the next two days,” he said, according to CBS. “You’re going to find out. Nobody’s slowed up so far.”
He hoped Iran’s nuclear program “is wiped out long before” any potential US involvement.
Asked about his call for residents of Tehran to evacuate, he said that the remarks come “from his desire for people to be safe.”
“Evacuate Tehran” is Trump’s pinned post on Truth. Insanity. pic.twitter.com/FuHpmpwKZo
— Alex Christoforou (@AXChristoforou) June 17, 2025
Source: Agencies
