Trump to depart G7 early as Israel-Iran conflict shows signs of intensifying

Israel launched an aerial bombardment campaign against Iran four days ago.

President Donald Trump participates in a session of the G7 Summit (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the G7 summit, departing a day early on Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the US leader has declared that Tehran should be evacuated “immediately”.

World leaders had gathered in Canada with the specific goal of helping to defuse a series of global pressure points, only to be disrupted by a showdown over Iran’s nuclear programme that could escalate in dangerous and uncontrollable ways.