G7 Fully Supports Israel – Media Reports

Tensions escalated further after Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian territory last Friday. The situation, already strained due to military operations in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, has now reached a new level of crisis.

“We are committed to easing the overall tension in the Middle East and to achieving a ceasefire in Gaza,” the G7 summit declaration stated.

Israel described its airstrikes on Iran as a preemptive strike, aiming to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Since then, hostilities between the two countries have continued. According to Iranian officials, more than 220 people — mostly civilians — have been killed in the attacks. Israel has reported 24 casualties among its citizens.

Iran’s government has denied seeking nuclear weapons, insisting it is pursuing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, including uranium enrichment.

Israel, however, is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and is widely believed to be the only country in the Middle East with nuclear weapons.

French President Emmanuel Macron claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump left the G7 summit in Canada early due to the worsening situation in the Middle East and returned to Washington.

However, Trump denied that his early departure had anything to do with the Iran-Israel conflict. He claimed the reason was due to an issue even bigger than the current tensions:

“Macron said I left the G7 summit in Canada to return to Washington to work on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. That’s false! He doesn’t know why I’m going back. But it has absolutely nothing to do with a ceasefire. It’s something much bigger. Whether intentionally or not, Emmanuel is always wrong,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social page.

The U.S. has so far stated that it is not directly involved in Israel’s attacks on Iran. Nonetheless, Trump declared on 

Friday that the U.S. has supported the actions from the beginning, calling the airstrikes “an excellent move.”

On Monday, one of Israel’s strikes reportedly hit Iran’s state television building. Trump posted on social media:

“Everyone should evacuate Tehran immediately.”

Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held phone discussions on Monday with officials from the United 

Kingdom, France, and the European Union to discuss the unfolding Iran-Israel war.

According to Washington, Trump still aims to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran.