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President Donald Trump returned to Washington, D.C., early Tuesday morning, cutting his stay in Canada for the G7 summit short.
President Trump signed onto a G-7 statement on Iran calling for peace and stability in the Middle East, after resisting attempts Monday by the Canadian and European officials at the
After President Putin called President Trump and offered his mediation services in the Iran-Israel conflict, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for de-escalation in tensions, stating that Beijing is
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the U.S. is “postured defensively in the region to be strong” amid conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East. “Our job is to be strong. We
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have held a 50-minute phone call to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks
China will continue to support political and diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iran nuclear issue, firmly safeguard the international nuclear nonproliferation mechanism, and uphold peace and stability in the Middle East.
Despite evidence that the conflict between Israel and Iran is escalating, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Sunday that peace would come soon and cited the possibility that Russia's Vladimir Putin could help.
The president didn’t reach new trade deals but signed onto a joint statement calling for “peace and stability.”
The Russian leader briefed Trump on his recent talks with officials in Iran and Israel, and reiterated Moscow's proposal to seek mutual solutions on the Iranian nuclear issue.
China warned the Iran-Israel conflict may spread wider instability in the Middle East, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaching out to both countries as their days-old conflict shows no end in sight.