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At an economic summit of world leaders in Canada Monday, President Trump weighed in on the Israel-Iran conflict, telling reporters Iran would "like to talk, but they should have done that before."He told reporters as he met with Group of Seven summit host Prime Minister Mark Carney that Iran has "to make a deal.
President Donald Trump does not intend to sign a joint statement calling for de-escalation between Israel and Iran that had been drafted by G7 leaders in Canada, according to a person familiar with the matter,
"The full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before," Trump warned.
President Trump is attending the G7 Summit in Alberta, Canada, where he first held a meeting this morning with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The summit comes amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran as well as Trump's tariff turmoil.
Israel’s attack on Iran was long in the making – the result of years of meticulous planning by Israel and days of high-stakes talks between Tel Aviv and Washington, officials told CNN.
President Trump is trapped between the “America First” isolationists and others in his party who are cheering on Israel’s strikes against Iran.
In response to Israel’s attack, Iran fired back with more than 100 drones. NBC News’ Chief International Correspondent Keir Simmons reports more. Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander retired Gen. Wesley Clark and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Aaron David Miller join Ana Cabrera to examine the possibility of further attacks.
“They should now come to the table to make a deal before it’s too late. It will be too late for them. You know the people I was dealing with are dead, the hardliners,” he added. The strikes killed the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the country's top two military officials, in addition to several nuclear scientists.