President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the Group of Seven summit, departing a day early Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the U.S. leader has declared that Tehran should be evacuated “immediately.

If there is a shared mission at this year’s G7 summit, which begins Monday in Canada’s Rocky Mountains, it is a desire to minimize any fireworks at a moment of combustible tensions.

Trump signed the G-7’s statement backing Israel and criticizing Iran after discussions with other leaders and changes to the initial draft, a U.S. official said.

The Group of Seven leaders pushed for a de-escalation in the Middle East but didn’t call for an immediate end to the conflict between Israel and Iran in a statement that also affirmed Israel’s right to defend itself.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Calgary for the G7 summit, hosted by Canada in Kananaskis, Alberta. The summit, running from June 15-17, addresses global security, economic resilience, and tech cooperation.

Canada is hosting a Group of Seven meeting that will include U.S. President Donald Trump, who is waging a trade war against America’s allies.

The US is blocking a proposed Group of Seven statement urging Israel and Iran to de-escalate their conflict, people familiar with the matter said, highlighting the distance that’s opened up between President Donald Trump and other members of the bloc.

Leaders arrived Monday for the start of a three-day Group of Seven summit hosted by Canada in its Rocky Mountains. Countries belonging to the G7 forum also include France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom

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By David Ljunggren, John Irish and Jarrett Renshaw KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) - Leaders from the Group of Seven nations began annual talks on Monday with wars escalating in Ukraine and the Middle East,