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Donald Trump: “Iran now has to be good.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump holds a press conference at G7 summit — 6/17/2026

Published | Video Starts at 49:00

What leverage, sir, do you have when it comes to Israel and Hezbollah to ensure that they abide by the cease fire? Well, I think we have leverage just by the fact that we really have Iran now has to be good. They have to behave and we might help. That's a much smaller conflict. It's a conflict that should be able to be over with. I'm surprised it's taken so long. (49:00–49:02)

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Asserts that Iran is under pressure to behave due to U.S. leverage.

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