US President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the G7 summit in Canada due to the conflict in the Middle East, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said on Monday night. “President Trump had a great day at the G7,

The US president will cut short his time at the meeting and return to DC, citing the conflict between Israel and Iran.

The G7 statement comes after US President Donald Trump cut short his trip to the summit by a day to address the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.

G7 leaders have described Iran as “the principal source of regional instability and terror” as conflict rages in the Middle East. The conflict between Israel and Iran has been top of the agenda at the leaders’ summit, taking place in Canada.

President Trump will cut short his trip to Canada for a meeting with world leaders and fly back to Washington late Monday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, citing "what's going on in the Middle East."

President Trump will depart the Group of Seven (G7) summit on Monday night, a day earlier than planned, because of the growing conflict in the Middle East. “President Trump had a great day