US President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to arrange a meeting with the Iranian side as soon as possible, CNN reported, citing an informed source and official in Washington.
The source said that Trump requested this meeting as part of his efforts to determine whether Iran is serious about pursuing a diplomatic path to resolve its conflict with Israel.
The White House announced on Tuesday morning that Trump had cut short his participation in the G7 summit in Canada and headed to Washington to monitor developments in the Middle East.
Trump later stated in press statements that he urgently needed to return to the United States due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
This came after Trump had written on his Truth Social account, "Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!"
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth stated in media statements just hours prior to this announcement that he had directed the deployment of new military capabilities to the Middle East, but he did not clarify what those capabilities were.
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