Group of Seven leaders on Tuesday affirmed unified support for Israel and called for a resolution to the escalating tensions in the Middle East, as Tel Aviv trades military strikes with Tehran.
“We affirm that Israel has a right to defend itself. We reiterate our support for the security of Israel,” G7 leaders said in a joint statement.
The group condemned Iran for being the “principal source of regional instability and terror,” reiterating the stance that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.
The leaders of the world’s largest advanced economies called for a resolution to the “Iranian crisis” and a “broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza.”
U.S. President Donald Trump will not be attending the second day of the summit “because of what’s going on in the Middle East,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X.
