President Trump on Monday appeared to threaten Iran, writing on his Truth Social account that Iran should have signed a “deal” and calling for the “immediate” evacuation of the Iranian capital of Tehran, a city of about 10 million people.
“Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” the president wrote.
He made the threat while attending the G7 summit in Canada. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said after Trump’s post that the president would be leaving the summit “because of what’s going on in the Middle East.”
Trump’s post came after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that he ordered the deployment of additional US capabilities to the Middle East. US officials confirmed that a massive deployment of tanker aircraft was related to the Israel-Iran war, and the US also redirected a second aircraft carrier to the region.
During the night, 29 aerial refuelers crossed the atlantic from the US to Europe. I belive these are intended to be used in the middle east. It's way too many to be used for an exercise. These are Boeing KC-46A Pegasus and Boeing KC-135R/T Stratotankers pic.twitter.com/SMQOVCbPhb
— Def Mon (@DefMon3) June 16, 2025
Sources familiar with the matter have told Antiwar.com Editorial Director Scott Horton that the Trump administration is poised to enter Israel’s aggressive war against Iran directly by launching airstrikes, which will almost certainly provoke attacks on US bases in the region.
Israel started bombing Iran on Friday, two days before the US and Iran were due to hold another round of nuclear negotiations. Trump had been demanding Iran eliminate its nuclear weapons program, which was a non-starter for Tehran. Despite the apparent impasse, Iran was set to present a counter-proposal to the US, but the talks were canceled after Israel launched its war.
I am happy CNN showed this. Israel's former Defense Minister – incidentally wanted by the ICC for war crimes – tells CNN that America has an "obligation" to enter Israel's war of aggression against Iran.
An "obligation." pic.twitter.com/PFRyzQgYsL
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) June 16, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the war under the pretext of stopping Iran from developing a nuclear bomb, but it has been the consensus of the US Intelligence Community that there was no evidence Tehran was working toward a nuclear weapon.
This was from Tulsi Gabbard less than 90 days ago. pic.twitter.com/Ekc1jjekoY
— Murray 🇺🇸 (@Rothbard1776) June 16, 2025
Source: Antiwar.com
Strong indications that Trump has swallowed the line that he can either force Iran to capitulate, or that he can bomb a single nuclear site and all problems will be solved. https://t.co/PgZuEKZ6hb
— Mohammad Ali Shabani (@mashabani) June 16, 2025
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