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.

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.

President Donald Trump signaled Monday that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran was intensifying rapidly, announcing he would return to Washington a day early from the Group of 7 summit in Canada to monitor developments after issuing an ominous warning to Iranians to “immediately evacuate” their capital city.

G7 leaders meeting in Canada for a two-day summit have called for "de-escalation" in the Middle East with regards to the Israel-Iran conflict and the war in Gaza. However, US President Donald

Iran has sharply condemned a G7 statement on the conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic. The group of major Western democracies, meeting in Canada, called Iran "the principal source of regional instability and terror" and emphasized Israel's right to self-defence.