Donald Trump had a direct response for Vladimir Putin when the Russian leader inquired if he required any help during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
While en route to the NATO summit in The Netherlands, Trump addressed reporters about the tense situation to which he contributed a ceasefire earlier in the week.
On Monday evening, June 23, reports emerged that both Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire plan proposed by Trump to halt their 12-day conflict. This came after Iran launched a limited missile attack on a US military base in Qatar as retaliation.
However, shortly after the ceasefire was enacted, Israel reported detecting missiles launched from Iran. Iran, on its part, denied any missile launches following the ceasefire agreement.
Trump subsequently spoke to the media, claiming both countries “don’t know what the f**k they’re doing.”
He communicated via Truth Social, asserting that the ceasefire was operational and progressing.
Currently, it appears to be holding up.
On Tuesday, Trump traveled to The Netherlands to join other global leaders at a NATO summit.
During his journey, he engaged with the press, revealing that Putin had offered him “help with Iran.”
Trump elaborated: “I’d like to see a deal with Russia… Vladimir called me up he said, ‘can I help you with Iran?’ I said ‘no I don’t need help with Iran, I need help with you’. I hope we’re going to be getting a deal done with Russia.”
Trump has consistently advocated for a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, expressing dissatisfaction with the slow progress.
Reporters inquired about the ceasefire, and Trump discussed Iran’s prospects, stating: “They’re not going to have a nuclear weapon and they know that.
“They’re going to get on to being a great trading nation, they’re very good traders and they’re going to be a great trading nation, they have a lot of oil and they’re going to do well.
“They’re not going to have nuclear weapons.”
Trump also mentioned that he does not desire regime change in Iran, adding: “Regime change takes chaos and ideally we don’t want to see so much chaos.
“So we’ll see how it does.”
Upon Trump’s arrival at the NATO summit, social media was abuzz with conspiracy theorists suggesting he had employed a ‘body double’ for the event.
Described as a ‘historic’ gathering by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, leaders were photographed with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, prior to a formal dinner.
However, online users were puzzled by an aspect of the photo.
One Twitter user speculated that a ‘mini Trump’ had been sent instead of the president, due to Trump’s shorter appearance in the event photos.
“That… that is not Trump,” one person commented.
Another remarked: “When I saw a video from earlier today I was wondering why he was so much shorter.”
A third observer noted: “Obviously not the real one. Not tall enough. Loved the people noting he’s in multiple places at once.”
Some dismissed the claims, attributing Trump’s perceived shortness to his proximity to taller individuals.
“I think he just looks short here because the King of the Netherlands is 6’5. Let’s not get carried away,” commented one user.