Trump says he’s ‘open to’ Putin mediating between Israel, Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said on June 15 that he is considering his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as a potential mediator between Israel and Iran.
“Yeah, I would be open to it,” Trump said, as cited by ABC reporter Rachel Scott on X. “He is ready. He called me about it. We had a long talk about it. We talked about this more than his situation. This is something I believe is going to get resolved.”
Since June 13, Israel has carried out several massive air strikes against Iran, particularly the country’s nuclear facilities and scientists. The Israeli government justified the attack by saying that Tehran was on the verge of creating a nuclear bomb.
The situation has escalated, with Iran retaliating by striking Tel Aviv and other targets in Israel.
Reports have indicated that Israel approached the Trump administration to take a more active role in the strikes.
Scott said that Trump denied the U.S. was actively participating in the Israeli-Iranian conflict.
“We’re not involved in it,” he said, as cited by Scott. “It’s possible we could get involved. But we are not at this moment.”
Trump is seemingly eager to see a deal between Israel and Iran sooner rather than later.
The Ukrainian government has condemned Iran as a major supplier of weapons to Russia — most notably the Shahed deep-strike drones.
“Iran and Israel should make a deal, and will make a deal, just like I got India and Pakistan to make,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on June 15. “We will have PEACE, soon, between Israel and Iran!”
“We would like to remind you that the Iranian regime supports Russia in its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine and provides Moscow with weapons to kill Ukrainians,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on June 13.
