Macron rejects Trump’s allegations
France President Emmanuel Macron has against him against him by US President Donald Trump rejected and set a new tip against Trump himself. On the edge of the G7 summit in Canada, Macron confirmed his earlier representation, after which Trump had made it clear at the meeting that he returned to Washington prematurely because of efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
The fact that Trump later denied this led to an “obvious change in opinion” by Trump on the subject. He was not responsible for changes to the opinion of the American government, added Macron.
Trump had described Macron on Monday (local time) as « public -sided » and accused him of wrongly claiming that he traveled back to Washington early to work on a ceasefire. He added to this in a social media post: « He has no idea why I’m now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a ceasefire. » It’s about something « much bigger ».
Macron now repeated that he thinks it was a good thing if Trump wanted to have talks for a ceasefire as announced on Monday.
In trouble because of threatening backdrop?
Diplomats said on the edge of the summit that Trump’s anger may have to do with the fact that he actually wanted to maintain a threatening backdrop over Iran. In the past few days, the Republican had not ruled out that the United States could support Israel in attacks on targets in Iran.
Macron once again expressed very critical to the possibility of a change of government in Iran. « I think the biggest mistake nowadays would be to want to make a change of regime in Iran in a military way – because that would end in chaos, » he said. Rather, responsibility is to resolve the conversations about the Iranian nuclear and rocket program as soon as possible.
Macron cited western interventions in Iraq and Libya as examples of failed interference attempts. In his view, nobody could believe that they were a good idea.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz had said a little on the edge of the G7 summit in an ARD interview: “We are dealing with a terrorist regime here and outside. It would be good if this regime came to an end. » At the same time, he offered the Iranian government to return to the negotiating table.
