The US president Donald Trump is denying reports he left the G7 summit early to work on a truce between Israel and Iran, reports Al Jazeera.
Attributing the claim to his French counterpart, Trump wrote: “Publicity seeking President Emmanuel Macron, of France, mistakenly said that I left the G7 Summit, in Canada, to go back to D.C. to work on a ‘ceasefire’ between Israel and Iran. Wrong! He has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire.”
He said his return was about something “much bigger than that” and added, “Stay Tuned!”
Earlier, Macron told reporters at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada on Monday that, “There is an offer that has been made, especially to have a ceasefire and to initiate broader discussions.”
“If the United States of America can achieve a ceasefire, it is a very good thing and France will support it and we wish for it,” Macron said, speaking in French.
“It is absolutely essential that all strikes from both sides against energy, administrative, and cultural infrastructures, and even more so against the civilian population, cease,” he said, adding: “Nothing justifies this.”
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