According to ChainCatcher, before departing for the G7 summit in Canada, US President Trump stated that he believes Israel and Iran have a "very good chance" of reaching an agreement, but also noted that "sometimes they need to have a fight". "I hope we can reach an agreement, I think it's time to reach an agreement, but we'll see," Trump said. "However, sometimes they must have a fight." He added: "I think the chances of reaching an agreement are very high."
Trump also stated that the United States and Iran are "getting along very well" and claimed "I think Israel and Iran respect each other very much". However, when asked whether he had requested Israel to pause airstrikes on Iran, Trump refused to respond directly, simply saying: "I don't want to talk about that." This statement of "let them fight" is similar to his previous remarks about the Russia-Ukraine war - he had compared the Russia-Ukraine conflict to "two kids fighting in a park", believing that sometimes "letting them fight for a while before breaking up the fight is more effective".
