Last Update June 17, 2025, 11:57 AM EDT
President Donald Trump arrived in Washington, D.C., early Tuesday morning after abruptly leaving the G7 summit in Canada to address the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
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Fast Facts
- President Donald Trump arrived in Washington, D.C., early Tuesday after leaving the G7 summit in Canada ahead of schedule.
- “Because of what’s going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with Heads of State,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday.
- Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday that “We are not going to tell the U.S. what to do.”
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Trump showing ‘remarkable restraint’ on Iran issue, Vance says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump’s Iran position as focused only on “using the American military to accomplish American people’s goals.”
“I have yet to see a single good argument for why Iran needed to enrich uranium well above the threshold for civilian use. I’ve yet to see a single good argument for why Iran was justified in violating its non-proliferation obligations. I’ve yet to see a single good pushback against the IAEA’s findings,” Vance wrote on X.
“Meanwhile, the president has shown remarkable restraint in keeping our military’s focus on protecting our troops and protecting our citizens. He may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment. That decision ultimately belongs to the president. And of course, people are right to be worried about foreign entanglement after the last 25 years of idiotic foreign policy,” Vance added.
Vance made the remarks in response to what he described as “a lot of crazy stuff on social media.”
He described Trump as someone who “has been amazingly consistent, over 10 years, that Irancannot have a nuclear weapon.”
“Over the last few months, he encouraged his foreign policy team to reach a deal with the Iranians to accomplish this goal. The president has made clear that Iran cannot have uranium enrichment. And he said repeatedly that this would happen one of two ways — the easy way or the ‘other’ way,” Vance wrote.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Israel is doing the ‘dirty work’ for all of us
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly expressed support for Israel on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Canada, saying “This is the dirty work Israel is doing for all of us.
“We are also victims of this regime. This mullah regime has brought death and destruction to the world,” Merz told German broadcaster ZDF, according to The Times of Israel.
“This regime is very weakened and will probably not return to its former strength, making the future of the country uncertain. We will have to wait and see,” Merz also was quoted as saying to the Welt TV channel.
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Trump shares message from Ambassador Huckabee: ‘I will not abandon this post!’
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, then-President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump shared a message Tuesday from U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who told the president “I will not abandon this post” and “our flag will NOT come down!”
“The decisions on your shoulders I would not want to be made by anyone else,” Huckabee said in a text message to Trump as the president is weighing how the U.S. should respond to the Israel-Iran conflict.
“I am your appointed servant in this land and am available for you but I do not try to get in your presence often because I trust your instincts,” Huckabee said. “You sent me to Israel to be your eyes, ears and voice and to make sure our flag flies above our embassy. My job will be the last one to leave.
“It is my honor to serve you!” Huckabee also said.
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Israel says it killed Iran’s ‘senior-most military official’
Israel said on Tuesday that it had killed Iran’s wartime chief of staff Maj. Gen. Ali Shamdani, the country’s most senior military leader. IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said in a statement that Shamdani was killed at the regime’s headquarters in Tehran.
“For the second time in 5 days, the IDF has eliminated Iran’s Wartime Chief of Staff, the regime’s top military commander,” the IDF wrote on X. “Ali Shadmani, Iran’s senior-most military official and Khamenei’s closest military advisor, was killed in an IAF strike in central Tehran, following precise intelligence.”
Shamdani led the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters — also referred to as Iran’s military emergency command — for approximately four days before he was killed, according to the Times of Israel. Shamdani was preceded by Maj. Gen. Gholam Ali Rashid, who was killed in Israel’s initial strikes on Iran on June 13.
In his role, Shamdani allegedly managed combat operations and approved Iran’s attack plans, the Times of Israel reported.
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Sirens sound in Israel as Iran launches missiles
The trail of a projectile is seen through the clouds over Jerusalem following an alert about missile launches from Iran, early Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Sirens are now sounding across Israel as Iran launched a new wave of missiles Tuesday.
“A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel. The public is requested to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
The Israeli Air Force is “operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat.”
The sirens could be heard in major Israeli cities including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
The IDF later said “Following the situational assessment, the Home Front Command published that it is now permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas across the country” and that most of the missiles were intercepted.
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Israel carries out ‘series of strikes’ in western Iran ju
The Israeli Air Force carried out a wave of airstrikes in western Iran on Tuesday, hitting a “number of sites and dozens of surface-to-surface missile launchers,” according to the Israel Defense Forces.
“In addition, since the morning, the IAF conducted intelligence-based strikes on surface-to-air missile launch sites and radars embedded in western Iran,”it added. “The IAF continues to operate in Iranian airspace in order to locate and neutralize launchers aimed at the Israeli home front.”
The IDF released video showing multiple targets exploding.
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China is evacuating its citizens from Israel, Iran
Smoke rises from the building of Iran’s state-run television after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, on Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP)
China’s foreign ministry announced Tuesday that Beijing is evacuating its citizens from Israel and Iran.
“The Chinese Foreign Ministry and relevant embassies and consulates are working with other government agencies to do everything possible to keep Chinese nationals in Iran and Israel safe and swiftly organize their evacuation,” it said in a post on X.
“Chinese nationals in Israel and Iran, please contact our local embassies and consulates,” it added.
The announcement comes a day after the U.S. State Department updated its travel advisory for Israel to Level 4: Do Not Travel.
The State Department said Americans should not travel to Israel “Israel due to armed conflict, terrorism, and civil unrest.”
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Why did Trump leave G7 early? ‘Much bigger’ than Iran cease-fire, he says
President Donald Trump denied reports on Tuesday that he left the G7 summit in Canada early to work on a cease-fire between Israel and Iran, hinting that it was for something “much bigger.”
Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One during an overnight flight back to Washington that he was looking to achieve something better than a cease-fire and would meet with advisers in the Situation Room early Tuesday.
“We’re looking at better than a cease-fire,” Trump said. “We’re not looking for a cease-fire. I didn’t say that I was looking for a cease-fire.”
When asked what was better than a cease-fire, Trump responded, “An end. A real end, not ceasefire. An end.” The president added that “giving up entirely” was also an option.
Trump earlier denied reports that he was rushing back to Washington to work on a cease-fire, saying on his Truth Social platform that “it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire. Much bigger than that.”
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Israel’s defense minister warns Iran’s supreme leader could have ‘fate similar to Saddam Hussein’
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addresses the nation on Iranian state television broadcast in Tehran, Iran on June 13, 2025. (Photo by Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei could suffer a fate similar to Iraq’s Saddam Hussein.
“I warn the Iranian dictator against continuing to commit war crimes and launching missiles at Israeli civilians. He would do well to remember the fate of the dictator in the country neighboring Iran who chose this same path against the State of Israel,” Katz said during a meeting with Israel Defense Force leaders, according to the Times of Israel.
Hussein was driven out of Iraq by a U.S.-led coalition in 2003 before being found hiding in a hole. He later was executed by hanging.
“We will continue today as well to act against regime and military targets in Tehran, just as we did yesterday against the propaganda and incitement broadcasting authority,” Katz reportedly added.
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Trump expecting to be in the Situation Room as Israel, Iran trade airstrikes
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with President Donald Trump after a group photo at the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he is expecting to be in the Situation Room at the White House as the conflict is escalating between Israel and Iran.
When asked why he left the G7 summit in Canada early to return to Washington, D.C., Trump said “I don’t believe in telephones” and “being on the scene is much better.”
“And we did everything I had to do at the G7. We had a good G7,” Trump added.
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Israeli defensive capabilities prevented ‘far greater destruction,’ expert says
A security expert has hailed the “outstanding performance” of Israel’s defensive capabilities that he said prevented “far greater destruction,” amid the barrage of Iranian missiles fired at the Jewish state.
The Institute for National Security Studies’ Dr. Yehoshua Kalisky recently wrote that the “destructive potential of Iranian ballistic missiles is immense,” given the size, maneuverability, and high velocity of various missiles in the Iranian arsenal. He calculated that Israel intercepted “approximately 95%” of the ballistic missiles launched toward its territory as of Saturday.
Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital he believes as of Monday, about 20 of the Iranian 250-300 ballistic missiles sent into Israeli airspace have made it through Israel’s defenses. On Tuesday, the Israeli military said another 20 were fired, with five getting through with no fatalities.
As of June 15, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also stated that Iran had “sent more than 100 UAVs at Israel,” which it intercepted.
According to Taleblu, the “barrages against Israel follow the pattern established in 2024 where the decades-long covert war between Israel and Iran crept out of the shadows.”
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Israeli president visits Iranian missile attack site, says regime trying ‘havoc, death, destruction’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, second from left, inspects damage on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot following an Israeli airstrike. (GPO)
Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited the site of an Iranian missile attack on the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot on Tuesday.
“For almost 100 years, the Weizmann Institute of Science — one of the great life ventures of the first President of Israel, Professor Chaim Weizmann — has advanced science, advanced humanities, has advanced the development of humanity at large and universal values. And the Iranians, with their cruel missiles launched at civilian populations, have targeted also the Weizmann Institute of Science, so they did hurt buildings on campus, but I must tell you the noises you hear are of those coming already to repair and rebuild and research and change the world for the better,” Herzog said.
Herzog added that while Iran is attempting havoc, death and destruction with its airstrikes, “We will continue promoting life, liberties, civil liberties, and, of course, democracy and the plight for peace as we believe in.”
Fox News’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel contributed to this report.
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Israeli ambassador says ‘We are not going to tell the US what to do’
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security at the United Nations Headquarters on June 13, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday that “We are not going to tell the U.S. what to do.”
“This is our war, we are fighting Iran … the others will decide what is good for them,” he said.
“When you look at the size of Israel and compare it to the size of Iran, we are a tiny country,” Danon added. “The size of Iran – it’s a huge country. So we have limited capabilities, but we punch high.”
Danon also revealed that he gets “many messages” from people in Iran “telling us – finish the job, we want freedom, we want to live a normal life in Iran.”
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Massie to field ‘bipartisan War Powers Resolution’ to bar US from Israel-Iran war
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Thomas Massie. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., announced on Monday evening that he plans to introduce “a bipartisan War Powers Resolution” on Tuesday to prohibit American involvement in the Israel-Iran war.
“This is not our war. But if it were, Congress must decide such matters according to our Constitution. I’m introducing a bipartisan War Powers Resolution tomorrow to prohibit our involvement. I invite all members of Congress to cosponsor this resolution,” Massie declared in a post on X.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif, responded to Massie’s tweet by noting in a post that he is “proud to co-lead this bipartisan War Powers Resolution with Rep. Massie that is privileged and must receive a vote.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., both indicated that they will support the move.
“Signing on,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in response to Massie’s post.
“I look forward to supporting this War Powers Resolution,” Tlaib declared in a post. “The American people aren’t falling for it again. We were lied to about ‘weapons of mass destruction’ in Iraq that killed millions + forever changed lives. It’s unconst’l for Trump to go to war without a vote in Congress.”
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IDF releases video of Iranian anti-aircraft crew being eliminated
The Israel Defense Forces released a video Tuesday showing an Iranian anti-aircraft crew being taken out in a strike while trying to attack an Israeli plane.
“An Air Force plane operating in Iranian airspaceyesterday detected an Iranian launch cell launching anti-aircraft missiles towards it. Within seconds, it targeted the missile platform and eliminated the launch cell that carried out the operation,” IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote on X.
The footage shows what appears to be two individuals disappearing in a large explosion.
Adraee also said Tuesday that this is “The fifth day of Operation Rising Lion.
“We continue to destroy the Iranian regime’s strategic systems and deepen and expand the great achievements we have made,” he added.
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Iran slams statement from G7 leaders, says it ‘revealingly disregarded Israel’s blatant aggression’
European Council President Antonio Costa, from left, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose for a family photo during the G7 Summit, in Kananaskis, Alberta, on Monday, June 16, 2025. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP)
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei is speaking out Tuesday against the joint statement from G7 leaders about the conflict in the Middle East.
“G7 Leaders’ statement has revealingly disregarded Israel’s blatant aggression against Iran, and the unlawful attacks on our peaceful nuclear infrastructure as well as indiscriminate targeting of residential areas and killing of our citizens,” Baqaei wrote on X.
“Member States of G7, in particular the three permanent members of the United Nations Security Council must shoulder their legal and moral responsibility towards an egregious act of aggression against a U.N. member,” he added.
“The G7 must abandon its one-sided rhetoric and address the real source of escalation: Israel’s AGGRESSION,” Baqaei also said.
In their statement, the G7 leaders said, “we affirm that Israel has a right to defend itself” and “We reiterate our support for the security of Israel.
“We also affirm the importance of the protection of civilians. Iran is the principal source of regional instability and terror. We have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon,” they added.
“We urge that the resolution of the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza,” the statement read.
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Trump lands in DC after abruptly leaving G7 summit amid Israel-Iran conflict
President Donald Trump arrived in Washington, D.C., early Tuesday morning after abruptly leaving the G7 summit in Canada to address the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
Trump has reportedly requested that the National Security Council be prepared in the situation room.
“Because of what’s going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with Heads of State,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday.
Trump said Tuesday: “I have no desire to negotiate with Iran. I expect nothing less than their complete surrender.”
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MTG offers prayers for innocent people in Israel, Iran: ‘War has bad consequences’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga, on urged prayer for U.S. troops and the innocent people in Israel and Iran amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
“Pray for our troops,” Greene wrote Tuesday on X. “Pray for the innocent people in Israel and Iran.”
“War has bad consequences,” she continued.
The Republican firebrand added: “We voted for America First.”
The day before, she said people are now “finding out who are real America First/MAGA and who were fake and just said it bc it was popular.”
“Anyone slobbering for the U.S. to become fully involved in the Israel/Iran war is not America First/MAGA,” she said, adding that “wishing for murder of innocent people is disgusting” and “we are sick and tired of foreign wars.”
“Real America First/MAGA wants world peace for all people and doesn’t want our military killed and forever injured physically and mentally … We have spent TRILLIONS in the Middle East and we have dealt with the aftermath of death, blown apart bodies, never ending suicides, and disabling PTSD,” she continued.
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Trump says he has not reached out to Iran for peace talks: ‘They know how to reach me’
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while flying aboard Air Force One en route from Calgary, Canada to Joint Base Andrews, Md., late Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump said Tuesday as he was landing in Washington, D.C., that he has not reached out to Iran for peace talks “in any way, shape, or form.”
“I have not reached out to Iran for ‘Peace Talks’ in any way, shape, or form,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This is just more HIGHLY FABRICATED, FAKE NEWS!”
“If they want to talk, they know how to reach me,” he continued. “They should have taken the deal that was on the table – Would have saved a lot of lives!!!”
Trump arrived in Washington Tuesday morning after abruptly leaving the G7 summit in Canada to address the conflict between Israel and Iran.
“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, it’s very simple,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One during his overnight flight back to Washington.
He accused Iranian leaders of being unwilling to reach an agreement over their nuclear program, and suggested he was now less interested in talking with them.
“They should have done the deal. I told them, do the deal,” Trump said. “So I don’t know. I’m not too much in the mood to negotiate.”
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