Donald Trump refuses to take part in emergency Iran conference called by Putin
- The US president said he will ‘probably not’ participate in talks until after the election
- Putin on Friday called on the permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany to convene to avoid an escalation in tensions
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he probably would not take part in an emergency Iran summit proposed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
“Probably not, I think we’ll wait till after the election,” Trump said at a news conference at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Putin on Friday called on the permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany to convene on Iran to avoid an escalation of tensions in the Gulf.
China, France, Russia, Britain, the United States, Germany and Iran should take part in the video summit, the Kremlin chief said.
“It’s an urgent issue,” Putin said in a statement released by the Kremlin.
“Discussions at the UN Security Council over the Iranian issue are becoming increasingly tense,” Putin said, adding that Moscow’s ally Iran was a target of “groundless accusations.”