{"id":2448173,"date":"2025-06-17T06:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-returns-to-dc-to-monitor-iran-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T06:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:10:53","slug":"trump-returns-to-dc-to-monitor-iran-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-returns-to-dc-to-monitor-iran-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump returns to DC to monitor Iran &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-returns-to-dc-to-monitor-iran-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2448173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump returned to Washington,D.C.,ahead of schedule after attending the G7 summit in Canada.He is increasing pressure on Iran to negotiate with the U.S., especially following Israeli strikes on Iranian targets. Trump has made it clear that he is not seeking a ceasefire but wants a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-kemp-is-a-liar-former-gop-rep-david-jolly-said-georgias-governor-is-misleading-people-on-election-law\/\" title=\"\u2018Brian Kemp Is A Liar\u2019: Former GOP Rep. David Jolly Said Georgia\u2019s Governor Is Misleading People On Election Law\">complete capitulation<\/a> from Iran, stating that they should avoid targeting American troops. He expressed his intent to manage the ongoing situation in the Situation Room instead of through phone briefings. Additionally, discussions about sending his Special Envoy to the Middle East, steve Witkoff, or Vice President JD Vance for negotiations are under consideration, although Trump indicated he&#8217;s currently reluctant to engage in talks.Reports emerged that U.S. warplanes were assisting Israel in strikes against Iranian targets, which the Trump governance denied, asserting American forces are focused on protecting U.S. troops and interests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump warns Iran not to attack US troops upon <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >early return<\/a> to DC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> arrived in Washington, D.C., early Monday morning, one day ahead of his scheduled return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">White House<\/a> from the G7 in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has ramped up pressure on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tehran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tehran<\/a> to make a &ldquo;deal&rdquo; with the United States after Israel began striking targets inside of Iran late last week. However, he told reporters during his return flight to Joint Base Andrews that he wasn&rsquo;t looking to broker a &ldquo;ceasefire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3443622\/assassination-melissa-hortman-members-congress-worried-safety\/\">Assassination of Minnesota Democrat leaves congressional members worried over safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3444023\/g7-issue-rare-joint-rebuke-of-iran\/\">G7 issue rare joint rebuke of Iran amid escalating crisis with Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3444037\/trump-blasts-macron-g7-summit\/\">Trump blasts &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-publicity-seeking-macron-for-giving-incorrect-reason-he-left-g7-summit-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... blasts \u2018publicity ...\u2019 Macron for giving incorrect reason he left ... - ... Examiner\">publicity seeking&#038;rsquo<\/a>; Macron for giving incorrect reason he left G7 Summit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not looking for a ceasefire. We&rsquo;re looking at better than a ceasefire,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-13-national-military-k9-veterans-day-commemorates-first-day-of-training-for-armys-war-dog-program-in-1942\/\" title=\"March 13: National Military K9 Veterans Day, commemorates first day of training for army\u2019s war dog program in 1942\">president stated<\/a> before adding that he is eying a &ldquo;complete give-up&rdquo; by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the possibility of Iran expanding its retaliation against Israel to include American targets in the region, Trump claimed that &ldquo;they know not to touch our troops.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll come down so hard,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;It&rsquo;ll be gloves off.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Trump claimed that he returned to D.C. to monitor the conflict live in the Situation Room instead of being briefed by aides via phone in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Being on the scene is much better, and we did everything I had to do at the G7,&rdquo; he suggested.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, White House officials had claimed that Trump&rsquo;s Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, was still prepared to travel to the Middle East to negotiate with Iranian officials, but the president said Tuesday morning that he is now considering dispatching Witkoff or Vice President JD Vance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It depends what happens when I get back,&rdquo; he told reporters. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not too much in the mood to negotiate.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3440937\/trump-iran-deal-after-israeli-strikes\/\"><strong>TRUMP PRESSURES IRAN TO MAKE DEAL WITH US AFTER ISRAELI STRIKES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday evening, reports out of Israel claimed that U.S. war planes were assisting Israeli forces in carrying out strikes against Iranian targets. The Trump administration strongly denied those reports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;American Forces are maintaining their defensive posture &amp; that has not changed. We will protect American troops &amp; our interests,&rdquo; Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that was later shared by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump cautions Iran against targeting US troops upon his early return to DC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2448174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/trump-return.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[50501,3823,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2448173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-dc-2","tag-iran","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/trump-return.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448173"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448177,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448173\/revisions\/2448177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}