Tuesday, June 17, 2025

"Trump says looking for 'real end, not a ceasefire' to Israel-Iran conflict"

From India's Economic Times via MSN, June 17:

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was aiming for a "real end" to the conflict between arch-rivals Israel and Iran, and not just a ceasefire, after five days of back-and-forth strikes. 

"I'm not looking for a ceasefire, we're looking at better than a ceasefire," Trump told reporters on board Air Force One before arriving back in the United States from a G7 summit in Canada.

The president said he was looking for "an end, a real end, not a ceasefire," adding that he wanted a "complete give-up" by Iran.

Trump again warned Iran against targeting US troops and assets in the Middle East, saying "we'll come down so hard, it'd be gloves off"....

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