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Trump to leave G7 meet early, warns everyone should evacuate Tehran immediately
US President Donald Trump is departing the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early, citing escalating tensions in the Middle East, the White House announced Monday. "I have to be back early — for obvious reasons," he told House Press Secretary Karoline confirmed it in on X. She wrote, "Much was accomplished, but due to developments in the Middle East, President Trump will leave tonight after dinner with Heads of State.".@POTUS on his early departure from the G7 Summit: "I have to be back early — for obvious reasons." Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 17, 2025advertisementTrump on Monday urged everyone to immediately evacuate Tehran, and reiterated that Iran should have signed a nuclear deal with the United States.
Amid the ongoing G7 summit in Canada, Trump posted on Truth Social: "Iran should have signed the "deal" I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!"TRUMP DOES NOT INTEND TO SIGN JOINT G7 STATEMENT ON IRANMeanwhile, a US official said on Monday that President Donald Trump would not sign a draft statement from Group of Seven leaders calling for de-escalation of the Israel-Iran this, French President Emmanuel Macron said Trump's departure was positive, given the objective of securing a ceasefire in the Middle East. Macron said on Monday that US President Donald Trump had made an offer for a ceasefire between Israel and is indeed an offer to meet and exchange. An offer was made especially to get a ceasefire and to then kick-start broader discussions," Macron told reporters at the G7.G7 leaders from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the US, along with the European Union, convened in the resort area of Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies until G7 has struggled to find unity over conflicts in Ukraine and between Israel and Iran as Trump overtly expressed support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and has imposed tariffs on many of the allies present. Leaders have prepared several draft documents, including on migration, artificial intelligence, and critical minerals, Reuters reported. None of them have been approved by the United States, however, according to sources briefed on the documents. Without Trump, it is unclear if there will be any declarations, a European diplomat CHIEF CONFIRMS TRUMP STILL AIMING NUCLEAR DEAL WITH IRANUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News on Monday that despite rising tensions between US ally Israel and Iran, President Donald Trump continues to seek a nuclear agreement with Tehran. A White House official also clarified that the US is not currently conducting attacks on asked on Fox News' "Jesse Watters Primetime" if Trump remains focused on a nuclear deal, to which Hegseth responded, "Of course."He added, "Our forces are positioned defensively in the region to maintain strength while working toward a peaceful resolution. We certainly hope that outcome is achieved."With inputs from Agencies Tune InMust Watch
