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US Refuses to Back G-7 Push Urging Iran, Israel to De-Escalate
The US is refusing to back a proposed Group of Seven statement urging Israel and Iran to de-escalate their conflict, people familiar with the matter said, underscoring divisions between the Trump administration and the rest of the bloc.
President Donald Trump has no interest in such a message from G-7 leaders, who are meeting for a summit in Alberta, Canada, and instead wants to keep up pressure on Iran to refrain from obtaining a nuclear weapon, one of the people said. Another person didn't rule out Trump agreeing to an amended statement later on.
