STORY: President Donald Trump said on Sunday (June 15) that he hopes Israel and Iran can broker a deal but said sometimes countries have to fight it out first.

Talking to reporters as he left for the G7 summit in Canada, Trump said the U.S. will continue to support the defense of Israel but declined to say if he asked the U.S. ally to pause strikes on Iran.

"I hope there’s going to be a deal. I think it's time for a deal and we’ll see what happens. Sometimes they have to fight it out, but we’re gonna see what happens," Trump said.

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VIDEO SHOWS: U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP TALKING TO JOURNALISTS AS HE LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE EN ROUTE TO G7 IN CANADA / TRUMP GETTING ON PLANE TO G-7 AND PLANE TAKING OFF

SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JUNE 15, 2025) (U.S. NETWORK POOL - Broadcast: No use USA. Digital: No use USA.)

1. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP WALKING OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE

2. WHITE FLASH

3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP SAYING:

JOURNALIST ASKING (OFF-CAMERA): "Mr. President, are you and Prime Minister Netanyahu on the same page on how to deal with Iran?"

TRUMP: "Well we get along very well and I will tell you that I think we have great respect for each other."

JOURNALIST (OFF-CAMERA): "Mr. President, can you give us a sense of what you're doing to try to de-escalate the situation between Iran and Israel?"

TRUMP: "Well I hope there's going to be a deal. I think it's time for a deal and we'll see what happens but sometimes they have to fight it out but we're going to see what happens. I think there's a good chance there will be a deal."

4. WHITE FLASH

5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP SAYING:

JOURNALIST ASKING (OFF-CAMERA): "Will the U.S. continue to support Israel in its defenses?"

TRUMP: "We do, yeah. Thank you very much everyone."

6. TRUMP SHAKES FIST AS HE WALKS ACROSS SOUTH LAWN

7. TRUMP WAVES AT CROWD, SALUTES OFFICER AND WALKS UP STEPS TO WAITING HELICOPTER/ PAN TO WIDE OF HELICOPTER AS OFFICIALS HEAD TOWARD IT

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (JUNE 15, 2025) (U.S. NETWORK POOL - Broadcast: No use USA. Digital: No use USA.)

8. HELICOPTER CARRYING TRUMP IN AIR OVER RUNWAY AT JOINT BASE ANDREWS

9. HELICOPTER LANDING

10. TRUMP GETTING OUT OF HELICOPTER, WALKING ACROSS TARMAC AND WALKING UP STEPS TO WAITING PLANE

11. PLANE TAXIING ON RUNWAY AS TRUMP HEADS TO CANADA FOR A G-7 MEETING

12. PLANE TAKING OFF