US media: Trump was willing to personally go to Turkey to negotiate with Iran, but canceled due to being unable to contact Khamenei.

On June 22, Jin10 reported that, according to AXIOS, sources said that Trump received a call from Turkish President Erdogan last Monday while participating in the G7 summit in Canada. Erdogan proposed holding talks between U.S. and Iranian officials in Istanbul the next day to explore diplomatic solutions to the war. Trump agreed and told Erdogan that he was willing to send Vice President Pence and White House envoy Hook, and even if necessary, he was willing to go to Turkey personally to meet with the Iranian President. A White House official stated that just hours before Erdogan’s call, Trump had already received “signals” through other secret channels that the Iranians wanted to meet. Erdogan and the Turkish Foreign Minister subsequently relayed this proposal to Iranian President Raeisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian. Raeisi and Amir-Abdollahian attempted to contact Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei for approval but were unable to reach him as he was hiding to evade an Israeli assassination. Several hours later, the Iranians informed the Turks that they had not received approval. Turkey then informed the U.S. that the talks were canceled. Shortly thereafter, Trump posted on social media, urging everyone to leave Tehran immediately! This Saturday, Erdogan met with Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian in Istanbul and urged him to hold direct talks with the Trump administration. Erdogan told Amir-Abdollahian that Turkey was prepared to facilitate such negotiations as soon as possible.