KANANASKIS, ALBERTA - JUNE 16: (L-R) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Kier Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Union Council President Antonio Costa and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enactment successful a gathering astatine the G7 Leaders' Summit connected June 16, 2025 successful Kananaskis, Alberta.
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U.S. President Donald Trump connected Tuesday said his aboriginal departure from the Group of Seven acme was owed to "much bigger" things than readying a ceasefire betwixt Tel Aviv and Tehran, aft urging radical to "immediately evacuate Tehran."
The struggle besides prompted a associated connection from G7 leaders, affirming enactment for Israel, portion calling for a solution to the escalating tensions successful the Middle East.
"We affirm that Israel has a close to support itself. We reiterate our enactment for the information of Israel," G7 leaders said successful a associated statement focused connected the Middle East conflict.
The radical besides condemned Iran for being the "principal root of determination instability and terror," reiterating the stance that Iran tin ne'er person a atomic weapon.
Trump's latest societal media station was successful effect to French President Emmanuel Macron's comments connected Monday that Trump had made an connection for a ceasefire betwixt Israel and Iran.
"He has nary thought wherefore I americium present connected my mode to Washington, but it surely has thing to bash with a Cease Fire. Much bigger than that," Trump said successful a societal media station connected Tuesday.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had said Monday that Trump would permission the acme aboriginal to instrumentality to Washington owed to "what's going connected successful the Middle East."
Shortly aft that, Trump successful a station connected Truth Social called connected Iranian civilians to "immediately evacuate Tehran," adding that "Iran should person signed the woody I told them to sign."
In their associated statement, leaders of the world's largest precocious economies called for a solution to the "Iranian crisis" and a "broader de-escalation of hostilities successful the Middle East, including a ceasefire successful Gaza."
In a motion that the struggle was acold from nearing a resolution, Israel's subject claimed Tuesday that it had eliminated Ali Shadmani, who it identified arsenic Iran's "war-time" main of unit and apical subject commander.
The G7 economies comprise the U.S., U.K., Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, and this year's acme besides invited leaders from the European Union, India, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Ukraine and South Korea. The yearly gathering seeks to facilitate statement connected the astir pressing planetary economical and geopolitical challenges and to coordinate responses.
The G7 nations' stance contrasted with that of China which has condemned Israel's onslaught connected Iran portion seeking to play up its relation arsenic a peacemaker successful the Middle East region. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told some Israeli and Iranian leaders past week that China was ready to play a constructive role successful de-escalating the situation.
Among the cardinal docket this twelvemonth was besides Trump's tariff argumentation that has darkened the outlook for planetary economical growth.
The U.S. president has enactment caller duties connected each of his G7 counterparts since helium took office, though aboriginal putting a bulk of them connected a 90-day suspension, allowing clip for negotiations.
Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer connected Monday signed an statement to finalize the commercialized deal reached betwixt the 2 allies past month, making Britain the archetypal state to unafraid a woody with the U.S. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba nevertheless told reporters that the state was not capable to seal a deal with Trump but some sides volition proceed further commercialized talks.
There is besides the thorny contented of enactment for Ukraine, oregon Russia's rehabilitation, with Trump indicating that helium was successful nary unreserved to enforce tougher sanctions connected Russia, dismissing unit from allied leaders anxious to bash much to propulsion Moscow to the negotiating table.
Speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier Monday, Trump said the group, earlier known arsenic G8, made a mistake erstwhile it expelled Russia successful 2014.
"This was a large mistake," Trump said, adding that helium believed Russia would not person invaded Ukraine successful 2022 had Putin not been ejected.
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