Trump: US hopes for ‘good relationship’ with Iran leaders
Donald Trump said on Tuesday during a press conference at the G7 summit in France that Iran “has rational leadership now” after US-Israeli attacks killed multiple Iranian officials.
The US president added that Iran’s current leadership are “not radicalised” and want to “help their country”, expressing optimism for a “good relationship” between the countries but adding that the leaders will need to “prove themselves first” to assure this.
Trump also claimed that key in the agreements being negotiated with Iran is the demand that they “can’t have a nuclear weapon” and claimed the deal would offer a “wall” to the possibility of Iran attaining one.
“All hell will rain down” on Iran if they intend to acquire one, Trump added to reporters.
US President Donald Trump meeting with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on 16 June 2026 (Mandel Ngan/AFP)