Trump cuts short G7 trip over Middle East tensions
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US President Donald Trump is in Kananaskis, Alberta in western Canada for the G7 summit where he will shortly meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Trump's one-on-one meeting with Carney comes amid tensions between Washington and Ottawa over trade and security
While in Canada at the G-7 summit, President Trump resisted signing onto a planned statement that the Canadian delegation had been working up related to de-escalation between Israel and Iran, according to people familiar with the talks.
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The U.S. military has moved a large number of refueling aircraft to Europe to provide options to President Donald Trump as Middle East tensions erupt into conflict between Iran and Israel, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday,
The US president will cut short his time at the meeting and return to DC, citing the conflict between Israel and Iran.
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AMANEY A. JAMAL is Co-Founder and Co-Principal Investigator at Arab Barometer, Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday he had ordered the deployment of additional defensive capabilities to the Middle East, as the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran drives regional tensions higher.
A resolution by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia would require congressional approval before U.S. troops could engage in hostilities against Iran. He said Americans don’t want another “forever war.”
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