Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on June 22 and the two discussed the situation in the Middle East after Trump ordered strikes on Iran’s nuclear program.
In a post on social media early on June 23, Carney said the two leaders “focused on de-escalating the conflict in the Middle East” during the call. The call took place before Iran attacked U.S. interests in the region.
Carney departed for Belgium on June 22 to attend the Canada-European Union Summit and will attend the NATO summit later this week in the Netherlands.
Carney said he also discussed with Trump their “shared commitment” to see a stronger NATO emerge from the summit, as well as ongoing trade negotiations between the two countries. The two leaders had agreed to aim to reach a deal within 30 days at the G7 summit last week in Canada, which Trump left early to deal with the Iran conflict….