During a heated exchange on the White House lawn on Tuesday morning (late Tuesday night AEST), the president expressed his frustration, stating that Israel and Iran “don’t know what the f— they’re doing”.
The prime minister remarked that Trump has articulated his stance on the conflict “very clearly” when asked about the unexpected F-word used by the US president.
“l think that President Trump made some pretty clear statements. I don’t think it needs any further reflection,” Albanese told reporters in Tasmania.
“I think that he stated his views pretty abruptly and I think they were very clear.”
Albanese echoed Trump’s demand for a ceasefire and said the federal government views reflect the US president.
“We are advocating for peace in the region, a ceasefire, and de-escalation, and this aligns with President Trump’s very clear remarks,” he stated.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers earlier defended Trump’s language and said the expletive “reflects the gravity” of the conflict between the warring nations.
Trump’s remarks came after Israel accused Iran of breaching the ceasefire and vowing to retaliate.
Trump said he was particularly incensed by Israel dropping bombs on Iran soon after the ceasefire deal.
“Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I’ve never seen before,” he said.
“You don’t go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them, so I’m not happy with them.”
“Iran’s military denied firing on Israel after the ceasefire began, the country’s state media reported © but explosions boomed and sirens sounded across northern Israel midmorning on Tuesday (evening AEST).
Earlier, both Israel and Iran had accepted the ceasefire plan to end their 12-day war.
