Donald Trump has denied that he left a G7 leaders summit in Canada early to work on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran in a social media post in which he also derided Emmanuel Macron as “publicity seeking”.

Trump said the French president had “no idea” why he was returning to Washington and that the reason was “much bigger” than a ceasefire. Earlier, Macron had suggested that Trump had made a ceasefire “offer”. Trump’s post in full:

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 “cease fire” 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!

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French President Emmanuel Macron has claimed Donald Trump is considering the prospect of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran and said that an attempt to overthrow the Iranian regime would be a “strategic error”. Macron told reporters at the G7:

There is indeed an offer to meet and exchange. An offer was made especially to get a ceasefire and to then kick-start broader discussions … We have to see now whether the sides will follow.

Macron described Trump’s early exit as a positive development.

Right now I believe negotiations need to restart and that civilians need to be protected.

He added that he didn’t believe things would change in the next few hours, but “since the US assured they will find a ceasefire and since they can pressure Israel, things may change”.

Macron called on both Israel and Iran to “end” strikes against civilians and warned that aiming to overthrow Tehran’s clerical state would be a “strategic error.” He said:

All who have thought that by bombing from the outside you can save a country in spite of itself have always been mistaken.

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