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Trump to leave G7 summit early due to ‘what’s going on in the Middle East,’ says White House

By AFP 17 June 2025, 2:39 am 1 Edit
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists as he makes his way to board Marine One before departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2025. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists as he makes his way to board Marine One before departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2025. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)

US President Donald Trump will leave a Group of Seven summit tonight, a day early, due to the Israel-Iran war, the White House says, after he warned the residents of Tehran to flee.

“Because of what’s going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with Heads of State,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt writes on X.

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