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G-7 navigates Trump tensions with call for Israel-Iran 'de-escalation'

Trump left the summit in Canada early after signing onto a Group of Seven statement on the Middle East he resisted.

The gathering of world leaders at Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies was disrupted by Israel's launch of aerial bombardments targeting Iran's nuclear program.
The gathering of world leaders at Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies was disrupted by Israel's launch of aerial bombardments targeting Iran's nuclear program. (AN/Government of Canada)

As the Israeli-Iranian war broadened, leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations and European Union expressed their "commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East" at a meeting hosted by Canada.

The G-7 leaders' statement on Tuesday expressed "support for the security of Israel" and affirmed that "Israel has a right to defend itself" as its aerial bombardment campaign against Iran's nuclear program entered a fifth day.

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