US President Donald Trump says “we’re in very serious negotiations” to end the war in Gaza and bring broader peace to the Middle East.
“I think there’s a possibility that we could have peace in the Middle East, something even beyond the Gaza situation. We want a release of the hostages immediately, et cetera,” he says in an Oval Office press conference alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“So our team is over there now. Another team just left, and literally every other country in the world has supported the plan,” he continues.
“There’s a real chance that we could do something.”
Later in the press conference, Trump reiterates that “we are very close to making a deal on the Middle East that will bring peace to the Middle East.”
Turning to the Russia-Ukraine war, Trump also says he is “very disappointed” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that ending that conflict is “tougher than the Middle East.”
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