Trump and Putin hold emergency talks on Middle East crisis… "Need to halt Israel-Iran conflict"

According to Reuters on the 14th (local time), the Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call of about 50 minutes with U.S. President Donald Trump, during which the two leaders intensively discussed the ongoing military conflict between Israel and Iran.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov conveyed, "President Putin strongly condemned Israel’s military operation against Iran and expressed deep concern over the expansion of this situation, as it could have unpredictable ramifications throughout the Middle East."

President Trump, through his social media platform Truth Social, stated, "Most of the conversation focused on the Middle East crisis, and I told Putin that this war needs to end," adding, "At the same time, I explained to him that the war in Ukraine must also come to an end."

President Putin also discussed with Trump the potential resumption of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran regarding Iran’s nuclear program.

Ushakov added, "The two leaders did not rule out the possibility of renewed negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program, and Russia hopes to resume the suspended negotiation schedule using Oman as a mediator."

However, the previously scheduled U.S.-Iran negotiations have currently been postponed. According to Ushakov, Putin has already proposed concrete solutions to reach mutually acceptable terms between the U.S. and Iran, emphasizing that "Russia still adheres to those solutions."

Meanwhile, President Trump assessed the personal relationship with Putin during this call, saying, "We have a good personal relationship, so we were able to discuss even complicated international issues pragmatically."