This is the second time President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone this month.

Trump railed against former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after that Group of Seven summit and said he would yank the United States from a joint statement. The leaders fought over retaliatory tariffs on critical steel and aluminum.

Despite evidence that the conflict between Israel and Iran is escalating, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Sunday that peace would come soon and cited the possibility that Russia's Vladimir Putin could help.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have held a lengthy phone call to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks.

President Trump rejected an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior U.S. official told USA TODAY.

By Dominique Vidalon and Stine Jacobsen PARIS/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron, during a visit to Greenland to offer his support to the Arctic island, said on Sunday that Russia lacked the credibility to mediate the crisis between Israel and Iran as U.

Former Vice President Mike Pence talks with Dana Bash about the recent escalating attacks between Israel and Iran.

Trump, who turned 79, said: "President Putin called this morning to very nicely wish me a Happy Birthday, but to more importantly, talk about Iran."

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, focusing on hostilities between Israel and Iran and calling for efforts to bring them to an end.

"It was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace," President Trump posted on social media.

A clip of Donald Trump speaking about World War II has gone viral, with many questioning whether he claimed Vladimir Putin fought in the war. The president recalled a conversation with Putin, saying “he did fight,