Trump will leave the G7 early, since the conflict between Israel and Iran shows signs of intensification

Kananaskis, Alberta (AP) – President Donald Trump abruptly leaves the group of seven peaks, leaving a day early when the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the US leader has declared that Tehran should be evacuated “immediately.”

The world leaders had met in Canada with the specific objective of helping to calm a series of global pressure points, only to be interrupted by a confrontation about Iran’s nuclear program that could be intensified in a dangerous and uncontrollable way. Israel launched an air bombing campaign against Iran four days ago.

At the summit, Trump warned that Tehran needs to stop his nuclear program before it is “too late.” He said that Iranian leaders “would like to speak”, but they had already had 60 days to reach an agreement on their nuclear ambitions and did not do so before the Israeli aerial assault began. “They have to make a deal,” he said.

When asked what would be needed for the United States to get involved militarily in the conflict, Trump said Monday morning: “I don’t want to talk about that.”

But for Monday afternoon, Trump warned sinisterly on social networks: “Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” Shortly after that, Trump decided to leave the summit and omit a series of meetings on Tuesday that would address the current war in Ukraine and global commercial problems.

“It was much achieved, but due to what is happening in the Middle East, President Trump will leave tonight after dinner with heads of state,” published the White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, published on social networks.

Crises abound

The sudden game only increased the drama of a world that seems to be on the verge of several fire storms. Trump has already reached several dozen nations with severe tariffs that risk a global economic slowdown. There have been few progress in the solution of wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

But in a deeper sense, Trump saw a better path in the United States taking solitary measures, instead of building a consensus with the other G7 nations of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French president Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held an informal meeting of one hour shortly after arriving at the summit on Sunday night to discuss the broad conflict in the Middle East, said Starmer’s office.

And Merz told journalists that Germany was planning to prepare a final communication proposal on the Israel-Iran conflict that will emphasize that “Iran should not be allowed that Iran cannot be acquired material with capacity for nuclear weapons.”

European leaders wanted to help reduce the situation, instead of insisting it so that it could extend through the Middle East unpredictable ways.

Trump, meanwhile, said I will “not win this war. And they should speak and should speak immediately before it’s too late.”

But for Monday night, while planning to get out of Kananaskis and Canadian rock mountains, Trump seemed willing to reject their own supporters who believe that the United States should adopt a more isolationist approach for world affairs. It was a sign of the main military, political and economic bets in a situation that evolved faster than the summit could process.

“America first means many great things, including the fact that Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon. Make the United States great again!” Trump published in Truth Social, his social networks platform.

It is not clear how much Trump values ​​the perspective of other members of the G7, a group that immediately criticized while meeting with Carney. The president of the United States said it was a mistake to eliminate Russia from the membership of the summit in 2014 and do so had destabilized the world. He also suggested that he was open to adding China to G7.

Trump also seemed to give a higher priority when addressing his complaints with the commercial policies of other nations. He announced with Starmer that they had signed a commercial framework on Monday that was previously announced in May, and Trump said the British trade was “very well protected” because “I like them, that’s why that is its maximum protection.”

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High voltage

When the media were escorted from the opening session of the summit, Carney could be heard when Trump resorted to and referred to how the comments of the US leader about the Middle East, Russia and China had already drawn attention to the summit.

“Mr. President, I think he has already answered many questions,” said Carney.

The German, the United Kingdom, Japanese and Italian governments have indicated each belief that a friendly relationship with Trump this year can help maintain an at least a public drama, after the president of the United States in 2018 opposed a joint statement when the G7 summit was last held in Canada.

Upon entering the summit, there was no plan for a joint statement this year. The Trump administration seemed selfless in the construction of a shared consensus with fellow democracies if it considers that such a statement is contrary to its objectives of new tariffs, more fossil fuel production and a Europe that depends less on the United States army.

The G7, which originated as a 1973 finance ministers meeting to address the oil crisis and became an annual summit aimed at promoting personal relationships between world leaders and addressing global problems. It expanded briefly to the G8 with Russia as a member, only for Russia to be expelled in 2014 after annexing to Crimea and settled in Ukraine that preceded his aggressive invasion of that nation.

Beyond Carney and Starmer, Trump had bilateral meetings or conversations from Push with Merz, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

He spoke with Macron about “rates, the situation in the near and middle Middle, and the situation in Ukraine,” according to Macron spokesman, Jean-Noël side.

On Tuesday, Trump had scheduled to meet with Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy said that one of the discussion issues would be a “defense package” that Ukraine is ready to buy in the United States as part of the current war with Russia, a package whose status could be uncertain.

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Tariff talk

The president of the United States has imposed 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum, as well as 25% of tariffs in cars. Trump is also charging a 10% tax in imports from most countries, although it could increase rates on July 9, after the 90 -day negotiation period established by him would expire.

The commercial framework signed on Monday with the United Kingdom included fees to protect against some tariffs, but the baseline of 10% would remain largely since the Trump administration is banking the income of the rates to help cover the cost of its income tax cuts.

Canada and Mexico face separate tariffs of up to 25% that Trump put in place under the auspices of stopping the smuggling of fentanyl, through some products they are still protected under the 2020 Us-mexicocanada agreement of the United States signed during Trump’s first mandate.

Merz said about commercial conversations that “there will be no solution at this summit, but perhaps we could approach a solution in small steps.”

The Carney Office said after the Canadian Prime Minister met with Trump in Commerce that “the leaders agreed to follow negotiations towards an agreement in the next 30 days.”

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Boak reported from Calgary, Alberta. News Kirsten Grieshaber writer contributed to this report.