The president said Israel’s response was excessive after overnight clashes with Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on June 24, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands—President Donald Trump left the White House on Tuesday for the NATO summit in the Netherlands after condemning both Iran and Israel for undermining his peace efforts.
“These guys [have] got to calm down. Ridiculous,” Trump told reporters before his departure.
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
