Trump, Putin Discuss Israel-Iran Tensions in Hour-Long Call

Addis Ababa, June 14, 2025 (POA)— U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin held a 50-minute phone call Saturday to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks, the White House and Kremlin confirmed. 

In a statement released by the White House, Trump said Putin called him on Saturday to "wish me a Happy Birthday, but to more importantly, talk about Iran, a country he knows very well."

"We talked at length. Much less time was spent talking about Russia/Ukraine, but that will be for next week," Trump said, adding that the call lasted "approximately 1 hour."

"He feels, as I do, this war in Israel-Iran should end, to which I explained, his war should also end."

Trump did not provide additional details about the call.

Putin's foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said that during the conversation, Putin briefed Trump on his recent talks with the leaders of Israel and Iran leaders of Iran and reiterated Russia's proposal to seek mutually acceptable solutions on the Iranian nuclear issue.