Trump to depart the G7 early as conflict between Israel and Iran shows signs of intensifying

KANANASKIS Alberta AP President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the Group of Seven summit departing a day early Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the U S leader has declared that Tehran should be evacuated without delay World leaders had gathered in Canada with the specific goal of helping to defuse a series of global pressure points only to be disrupted by a showdown over Iran s nuclear venture that could escalate in dangerous and uncontrollable approaches Israel launched an aerial bombardment campaign against Iran four days ago At the summit Trump warned that Tehran necessities to curb its nuclear scheme before it s too late He declared Iranian leaders would like to talk but they had already had days to reach an agreement on their nuclear ambitions and failed to do so before the Israeli aerial assault began They have to make a deal he announced Required what it would take for the U S to get involved in the conflict militarily Trump stated Monday morning I don t want to talk about that But by Monday afternoon Trump warned ominously on social media Everyone should forthwith evacuate Tehran Shortly after that Trump decided to leave the summit and skip a series of Tuesday meetings that would address the ongoing war in Ukraine and global arrangement issues As Trump posed for a picture Monday evening with the other G leaders he noted just I have to be back very critical Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney the host announced I am very grateful for the president s presence and I fully understand Crises abound The sudden departure only heightened the drama of a world that seems on verge of several firestorms Trump already has hit several dozen nations with severe tariffs that hazard a global economic slowdown There has been little progress on settling the wars in Ukraine and Gaza But in a deeper sense Trump saw a better path in the United States taking solitary action rather than in building a consensus with the other G nations of Canada France Germany Italy Japan and the United Kingdom British Prime Minister Keir Starmer French President Emmanuel Macron Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held an hourlong informal meeting soon after arriving at the summit late Sunday to discuss the widening conflict in the Mideast Starmer s office stated And Merz notified reporters that Germany was planning to draw up a final communique proposal on the Israel-Iran conflict that will stress that Iran must under no circumstances be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons-capable material The European leaders longed to help de-escalate the situation rather than enflame it in procedures that could spread through the Middle East in unpredictable methods Trump for his part commented Iran is not winning this war And they should talk and they should talk instantly before it s too late But by early Monday evening as he planned to depart Kananaskis and the Canadian Rocky Mountains Trump seemed willing to push back against his own supporters who believe the U S should embrace a more isolationist approach to world affairs It was a sign of the heightened military political and economic stakes in a situation evolving faster than the summit could process AMERICA FIRST means multiple GREAT things including the fact that IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN Trump posted on Truth Social his social media platform It s unclear how much Trump values the perspective of other members of the G a group he right now criticized while meeting with Carney The U S president disclosed it was a mistake to remove Russia from the summit s membership in and doing so had destabilized the world He also suggested he was open to adding China to the G Trump also seemed to put a greater priority on addressing his grievances with other nations bargain policies He reported with Starmer that they had signed a arrangement framework Monday that was previously reported in May with Trump saying that British agreement was very well protected because I like them that s why That s their ultimate protection High tension As the news media was escorted from the summit s opening session Carney could be heard as he turned to Trump and referenced how the U S leader s remarks about the Middle East Russia and China had already drawn attention to the summit Mr President I think you ve answered a lot of questions already Carney explained The German U K Japanese and Italian governments had each signaled a belief that a friendly relationship with Trump this year can help to keep any citizens drama at a minimum after the U S president in opposed a joint communique when the G summit was last held in Canada Going into the summit there was no plan for a joint declaration this year The Trump administration appeared disinterested in building a shared consensus with fellow democracies if it views such a declaration as contrary to its goals of new tariffs more fossil fuel production and a Europe that is less dependent on the U S military The G which originated as a finance ministers meeting to address the oil predicament and evolved into a yearly summit meant to foster personal relationships among world leaders and address global problems It briefly expanded to the G with Russia as a member only for Russia to be expelled in after annexing Crimea and taking a foothold in Ukraine that preceded its aggressive invasion of that nation Beyond Carney and Starmer Trump had bilateral meetings or pull-aside conversations with Merz Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen He talked with Macron about tariffs the situation in the Near and Middle East and the situation in Ukraine according to Macron spokesperson Jean-No l Ladois On Tuesday Trump had been scheduled before his departure to meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Zelenskyy explained one of the topics for discussion would be a defense package that Ukraine is ready to purchase from the U S as part of the ongoing war with Russia a package whose status might now be uncertain Tariff talk The U S president has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum as well as tariffs on autos Trump is also charging a tax on imports from the majority countries though he could raise rates on July after the -day negotiating period set by him would expire The pact framework signed Monday with the United Kingdom included quotas to protect against certain tariffs but the baseline would largely remain as the Trump administration is banking on tariff revenues to help cover the cost of its income tax cuts Canada and Mexico face separate tariffs of as much as that Trump put into place under the auspices of stopping fentanyl smuggling through several products are still protected under the U S -Mexico-Canada Agreement signed during Trump s first term Merz noted of arrangement talks that there will be no method at this summit but we could perhaps come closer to a explanation in small measures Carney s office reported after the Canadian premier met with Trump on transaction that the leaders agreed to pursue negotiations toward a deal within the coming days