Donald Trump will abruptly leave the G7 summit in Canada after issuing a stark warning for the immediate evacuation of Tehran, as the US president resisted signing a joint statement calling for de-escalation of Middle East hostilities.
Trump’s decision to abandon the gathering of leading US allies came in the wake of further Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital, including an attack on state television broadcaster IRIB that fuelled concerns that the war between the two countries could spiral further.
“You probably see what I see and I have to be back as soon as I can,” Trump told reporters late on Monday. “I wish I could stay for tomorrow, but they understand. This is big stuff.”