Trump says a deal between Israel and Iran is "very likely"

On June 15 local time, US President Donald Trump said before leaving for the G7 summit in Canada that he thought there was a "very good chance" of a deal between Israel and Iran, but also said that "sometimes they need to fight a war". "I hope to make a deal, I think it's time to make a deal, but we have to see the situation," Trump said. "But sometimes they have to fight a war." He added: "I think there's a good chance of making a deal." Trump also said that the United States and Iran "get along very well", adding that "I think Israel and Iran also have a lot of respect for each other". However, when asked if he had asked Israel to suspend air strikes against Iran, Trump refused to respond explicitly, saying only: "I don't want to say that." The phrase "let them fight" is similar to his previous use of language on the Russian-Ukrainian war, which he has compared to "two children fighting in the park," arguing that sometimes "it is more effective to let them fight for a while and then persuade them to fight." (Jin 10)