{"id":8980,"date":"2025-06-17T09:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunnewsusa.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/trump-says-he-wants-real-end-to-irans-nuclear-program-not-just-iran-israel-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T09:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:10:17","slug":"trump-says-he-wants-real-end-to-irans-nuclear-program-not-just-iran-israel-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunnewsusa.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/trump-says-he-wants-real-end-to-irans-nuclear-program-not-just-iran-israel-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he wants &#8220;real end&#8221; to Iran&#8217;s nuclear program, not just Iran-Israel ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Trump says he wants &#8220;a real end&#8221; to Iran&#8217;s nuclear problem, with Tehran giving it up &#8220;entirely,&#8221; and not just a ceasefire <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/israel-gaza-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">between Iran and Israel<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Air Force One after <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-cuts-g7-trip-short-israel-iran-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">cutting short his time at the G7 summit in the Canadian Rockies<\/a><\/span>, Mr. Trump told reporters, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JenniferJJacobs\/status\/1934866991602397382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">including CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs<\/a> that, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t say I was looking for a ceasefire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the president <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114696999897040583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said on his Truth Social platform<\/a> that, &#8220;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 &#8220;cease fire&#8221; 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. Much bigger than that. Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong. Stay Tuned!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said on Air Force One that he wants &#8220;a real end,&#8221; with Iran &#8220;giving up entirely&#8221; on its nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>He predicted that Israeli isn&#8217;t slowing up its barrage on Iran. &#8220;You&#8217;re going to find out over the next two days. You&#8217;re going to find out. Nobody&#8217;s slowed up so far,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The president said he&#8217;ll be in the White House Situation Room Tuesday morning, as opposed to Canada, monitoring developments in Middle East. He can be &#8220;well versed&#8221; in the White House, he noted, and not have to rely on phones to know what&#8217;s happening.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about is thinking in calling for <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-hits-israel-with-barrage-of-missiles-killing-several-people-israel-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">the evacuation of Tehran<\/a><\/span>, Mr. Trump said he wants &#8220;people to be safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He sounded undecided about sending special envoy Steve Witkoff\u00a0 or Vice President Vance or both to meet with Iranian negotiators. &#8220;I may,&#8221; he said, but &#8220;it depends what happens when I get back&#8221; to Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing any possible threat to U.S. interests, Mr. Trump said Iran knows not to touch U.S. troops. The U.S. would &#8220;come down so hard if they do anything to our people,&#8221; he warned.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump declined to say if the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Lt. Gen. Dan Caine chairman and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have provided him with options in the event Iran attacks U.S. bases in Middle East. &#8220;I can&#8217;t tell you that,&#8221; he told Jacobs.<\/p>\n<p>The president said &#8220;we&#8217;ll be talking to them&#8221; when asked if the &#8220;Gang of Eight&#8221; congressional leaders had been briefed on anything yet. But &#8220;it&#8217;s not necessary,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>And when asked if the U.S. would get involved in destroying Iran&#8217;s nuclear program, he said he hoped it &#8220;is wiped out long before that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iran is &#8220;very close&#8221; to a nuclear weapon, Mr. Trump asserted. &#8220;I don&#8217;t care what she said \u2014 I think they were very close to having them,&#8221; referring to testimony by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in March.<\/p>\n<p>On efforts to help Americans leave the Mideast, with much of commercial airspace in the region closed, Mr. Trump said the administration is &#8220;working on that. We&#8217;re doing the best we can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On any signs of North Korean or Russian involvement in aiding Iran, Mr. Trump said, &#8220;I haven&#8217;t seen it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<div class=\"component__heading-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"component__title\">Crisis in the Middle East<br \/>\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/gaza-conflict\/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a\" class=\"component__view-more component__view-more--lg\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n                More<br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"icon__caret-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                  <use xlink:href=\"#icon-caret-down\"\/>\n                <\/svg><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                      <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/brian-dakss\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Brian  Dakss<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Brian Dakss is a longtime New York-based editor and writer for CBS News, at the Radio network and with CBSNews.com. 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