White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt cited the Israel-Iran conflict in announcing Trump's plans to depart the Group of 7 summit in Canada a day early.

US President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the G7 summit in Canada due to the conflict in the Middle East, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said on Monday night. “President Trump had a great day at the G7,

White House says Trump to leave G7 meeting in Canada early to return to Washington amid Mideast tensions.

President Donald Trump does not intend to sign a joint statement calling for de-escalation between Israel and Iran that had been drafted by G7 leaders in Canada, according to a person familiar with the matter,

A White House official said President Trump had decided not to sign onto a statement drafted for Group of 7 allies that urges restraint from both Israel and Iran, which have been trading attacks for days.

While visiting Canada on Monday for a Group of 7 summit, President Donald Trump made wrong assertions about Canada and multiple other topics.

Ahead of a meeting of the Group of Seven, Trump told reporters that ousting Russia from the talks in 2014 was a "very big mistake," adding that there would not be a conflict between Russia and Ukraine if President Vladimir Putin was still welcome at the summit.

Speaking during a press briefing with Canadian PM Mark Carney on June 16, ahead of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Trump stated that Moscow should never have been excluded from G8 after the invasion and annexation of Crimea in 2014.