The Latest: Trump says the US knows where Iran's leader is hiding but won't kill him — 'for now'

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. knows where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding during the Israel-Iran conflict but doesn’t want him killed “for now.”

Trump urged, in a social media posting, Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” as the five-day conflict continues to escalate.

“We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding,” Trump added. “He is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin.”

Trump’s increasingly muscular comments towards Iran's capital come after urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives as he cut short his visit to an international summit to return to Washington for urgent talks with his national security team.

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Trump says new ‘magnificent’ flagpoles to be installed at White House

Trump says that the two new flagpoles he’s paying for will be installed Wednesday on the White House grounds.

The White House broke ground last week on construction projects ordered by Trump to pave over the grass in the Rose Garden and install flagpoles on the north and south lawns.

The projects are part of a series of personal touches that Trump, a real estate developer turned politician, has added or is adding to the Executive Mansion and its grounds since he opened his second term in January.

“These are the most magnificent poles made,” Trump said in a social media posting “They are tall, tapered, rust proof, rope inside the pole, and of the highest quality. Hopefully, they will proudly stand at both sides of the White House for many years to come!”

Carney says Trump left the G7 because of an ‘exceptional’ situation in the Middle East

Canada’s prime minister says Trump’s early exit from the G7 was to deal with serious issues in the Middle East and not because of any issue at the gathering.

“There was no problem,” Carney said.

He added, “Mr. Trump felt it was better to be in Washington, and I can understand that.”

Carney calls Iran ‘principal source of regional instability and terror’

He says the G7 leaders “have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.”

Hostilities in Iran, and the possibility that they could lead to a larger conflict, have overshadowed work on many other issues that occurred during the summit.

“We urge that the resolution of the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza,” Carney said.

G7 wrapping up with promises to work toward ‘a new era of cooperation’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is wrapping up the G7 summit by suggesting the gathering “can begin a new era of cooperation — that promotes long-term resilience over short-term efficiency.”

Head of the host country, Carney announced a series of joint agreements signed by the assembled leaders on issues including protecting global access to minerals and on artificial intelligence. But no joint agreement was released on Russia’s war with Ukraine.

Trump sent shockwaves through the summit by leaving on Monday night and skipping its final day.

But Carney said, “President Trump and I will remain in close contact.”

Trump to give TikTok another 90-day extension to try to work out sale

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump will sign an executive order later this week to, for a third time, extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest from the popular video sharing app.

Trump had signed an order in early April to keep TikTok running for another 75 days after a potential deal to sell the app to American owners was put on ice.

“As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark,” Leavitt said in a statement.

Trump first extended the deadline in an executive order on Jan. 20, his first day in office, after the platform went dark briefly when the ban mandated by Congress — and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — took effect.

Judge says government can’t cut public health funds for 4 Democrat-led cities in GOP-governed states

The decision means the federal government must reinstate the millions in public health funding to the four municipalities until the case is fully litigated.

The preliminary injunction was sought by district attorneys in Columbus, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; Kansas City, Missouri; and Harris County, Texas, home to Houston.

The cities and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union wanted the court to reinstate the grants nationwide. But U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said in his preliminary injunction that the funds can only be blocked to the four municipalities and has expressed skepticism about whether it could apply more widely.

The funding in question was granted during the COVID-19 pandemic but aimed at building up public health infrastructure overall, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said in an April statement.

Judge rules government can’t limit passport sex markers for many transgender and nonbinary people

In an executive order signed in January, the president used a narrow definition of the sexes instead of a broader conception of gender. The order says a person is male or female and it rejects the idea that someone can transition from the sex assigned at birth to another gender.

U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick granted a motion to expand an earlier ruling she made to apply to people who want a passport different than the male/female sex designation they were given at birth and those who want an X designation.

The ruling applies only to those people who are currently without a valid passport, those whose passport is expiring within a year, and those who need to apply for a passport because theirs was lost or stolen or because they need to change their name or sex designation.

Initially the ruling only applied to the six plaintiffs in the case.

▶ Read more about the ruling on passport sex markers

Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak by phone

That’s according to a White House official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

The official didn’t offer any details about the call.