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Trump thanks Russia and China for neutrality on Iran, calls for denuclearization
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Trump thanks Russia and China for neutrality on Iran, calls for denuclearization

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump thanked Russia and China for their neutrality in the conflict with Iran.
  • Trump called for a denuclearization agreement involving the U.S., Russia, and China.
  • He stated the recently concluded Iran nuclear deal meets all U.S. objectives.

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed gratitude to China and Russia for maintaining neutrality during the recent conflict with Iran. Speaking at a press conference in Évian, France, following the G7 summit, Trump specifically thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin for their positions, which he said made the situation easier for the United States.

I want to thank President Xi. He was neutral, totally neutral, and I appreciate it. And I want to thank Vladimir Putin, he was also very neutral. They could have made it much more difficult for us.

— Donald TrumpTrump thanks Chinese and Russian leaders for their neutrality during the conflict with Iran.

"I want to thank President Xi. He was neutral, totally neutral, and I appreciate it. And I want to thank Vladimir Putin, he was also very neutral. They could have made it much more difficult for us," Trump told reporters. He particularly acknowledged China's decision not to supply Iran with weaponry during the conflict, stating, "I told (Xi) that I would prefer that he not give or sell any of that to Iran, and generally he did not."

Trump also used the occasion to advocate for a global denuclearization agreement, specifically calling for one involving the United States, Russia, and China. "We don't need to be able to destroy the world 300 times, it's terrible. If we could reach a denuclearization agreement, I would love it," he said. He noted that one of the other two powers was more amenable to such a deal than the other, though he did not specify which. He acknowledged that the U.S. possesses the most nuclear weapons, followed by Russia, with China rapidly increasing its arsenal.

I told (Xi) that I would prefer that he not give or sell any of that to Iran, and generally he did not.

— Donald TrumpTrump discusses his conversation with Xi Jinping regarding arms sales to Iran.

Regarding the recently finalized deal with Iran, Trump asserted that it "meets all its goals." He highlighted that the agreement, set to be formally signed in Switzerland, would end the conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

We don't need to be able to destroy the world 300 times, it's terrible. If we could reach a denuclearization agreement, I would love it.

— Donald TrumpTrump calls for a global denuclearization agreement involving the U.S., Russia, and China.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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