The first day of the G7 summit, which is celebrated in the Canadian town of Kananaskis, concluded on Monday with an unexpected turn: United States President Donald Trump announced his decision to leave the meeting A day before his closure, claiming the growing tension between Israel and Iran as a reason for his withdrawal. The White House spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, communicated the news through social networks at 17:30 local time (23:30 GMT), shortly after the traditional family photo that brought together the leaders of the world’s main economies.
“President Trump had a very productive day in the G7, in which he even signed an important Commercial Agreement with the United Kingdom and his prime minister, Keir Starmer. Significant advances have been made. However, due to the situation in the Middle East, the president will start tonight after the official dinner with the heads of state, “Leavitt said in his message.
Subsequently, Trump told the media that he needs to be back to Washington “as soon as possible” given what is happening between Israel and Iran. “They probably see what I see and I have to be back as soon as possible”he explained.
Throughout the day, the armed conflict between Israel and Iran had dominated the conversations of the G7 leaders together with the global economic situation, and in particular the tariffs imposed by the US administration. While in the commercial field, the conversations seemed to advance rapidly, Trump’s statements about the conflict in the Middle East became increasingly dramatic As the day progressed.
Trump Alert Evacuar Tehran
The Republican leader began the morning confirming that the Iranian regime had expressed, through Arabic intermediaries, His willing When the fourth day was fulfilled and the attacks left more than 220 Iranian dead and 24 Israelisas well as hundreds of injured.
“They have to reach an agreement and it is painful for both parties, but I would say that Iran is not winning this war And they should speak immediately before it is too late, “he said to add Israel below, he is going very well.” But the tone rose when Trump used his social network, social Truth, to launch a serious warning to the inhabitants of the Iranian capital, Tehran.
“Iran should have signed the ‘agreement’ I told them to sign. What a shame and what wasted from human lives. In a nutshell, Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon. I said it again and again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran! “He said on his platform. Meanwhile, the work sessions of the leaders in Kananaskis lasted more than expected, a sign that the conversations were being complicated and” frank “, as the host, the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney.
Commercial negotiations with Europe, the United Kingdom and Canada advance
In the commercial field, the day was marked by the advertisements of the acceleration of the Negotiations between the US with the United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union (EU) To try to solve the tariff war. First, Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reported that they had signed a commercial agreement through which the United Kingdom will avoid some tariffs.
In a joint statement before the press, Trump saidThe agreement “is just for both parties” and that will generate “many jobs and investments.” Shortly after, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, revealed that in her bilateral meeting with Trump the two had agreed to instructions their teams to accelerate commercial negotiation.
“I dealt with President Trump crucial issues, from Ukraine to commerce. In commercial matters, we instruct teams to accelerate their work to achieve a positive and fair agreement,” he said Von der read in a message in x Accompanied by a photo with the US president, both smiling. And finally, Carney said that Canada and the US had also agreed to give a boost to their trade negotiations to have a treaty ready within 30 days.
SHEINBAUM plant
The announcement of Trump’s return to the US coincided with the arrival in Canada of the Mexican presidentClaudia Sheinbaum, whose main reason to travel to Kananaskis was to meet with the US president and treat the commercial conflict between the two countries. Others affected by the precipitous departure of Trump are the presidents of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, and Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who as Sheinbaum, had scheduled encounters with the US leader to discuss bilateral issues.
