BANFF, Canada – The Group of Seven leaders have condemned Iran in what has become a rare joint statement after President Donald Trump departed the 2025 annual summit early to address the crisis unfolding between Israel and Iran in the Middle East.

The remaining six leaders at the G7 are forging ahead today after U.S. President Donald Trump's early departure from the summit.

G7 leaders issued a joint statement affirming that Israel has the right to defend itself and calling for de-escalation in the Middle East.

The G7 nations' stance contrasted with that of China which has condemned Israel's attack on Iran while seeking to play up its role as a peacemaker in the Middle East region. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told both Israeli and Iranian leaders that China was ready to play a constructive role in de-escalating the situation.

G7 leaders on Monday called for "de-escalation" in the Middle East starting with the Israel-Iran conflict, as US President Donald Trump hastily left the group's summit.Trump, who was making his return to the international diplomatic calendar,

Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.

Leaders of some of the world's biggest economic powers will arrive in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday for a Group of Seven summit shadowed by a widening war in the Middle East, and U.S. President Donald Trump's unresolved trade war with allies and rivals alike.

BANFF, Alta. — The heads of the world’s richest economies are converging on Alberta today for one of the most high-stakes G7 meetings in recent memory amid a U.S.-led global tariff war and the growing crisis in the Middle East.