When asked if I would give Iran an ultimatum, President Donald Trump said he gave Iran the “ultimatum ultimate”, but he would not share what the ultimatum was.
Trump also said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, who again offered to mediate between Israel and Iran.
President Donald Trump speaks as a flag post on the southern grass of the White House, on June 18, 2025, in Washington.
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“I said: ‘Do me a favor. Middle you. We are going to mediate in Russia first. Okay?'” Trump said Wednesday.
Trump also said that “the war is very complex” and “nothing is finished until it is finished.”
“I would say that we are surely advancing a lot, and we will see that next week it will be very big,” Trump said.
