A White House official said President Trump had decided not to sign onto a statement drafted for Group of 7 allies that urges restraint from both Israel and Iran, which have been trading attacks for days.

President Donald Trump does not intend to sign a joint statement calling for de-escalation between Israel and Iran that had been drafted by G7 leaders in Canada, according to a person familiar with the matter,

KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven meeting in Canada on Monday as Tokyo urges Washington to drop import auto tariffs that threaten to slow Japan's economy, the Japanese government said.

The Group of Seven summit has opened in Canada with world leaders scrambling to contain the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program.

President Trump is attending the G7 Summit in Alberta, Canada, where he first held a meeting this morning with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The summit comes amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran as well as Trump's tariff turmoil.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven meeting in Canada on Monday as Tokyo urges Washington to drop import auto tariffs that threaten to slow Japan's economy,

Canada’s leader Mark Carney formally opens the G7 summit saying the meeting falls at “one of those turning points in history.”

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung departed for Canada on Monday to attend the Group of Seven summit, his first overseas engagement since taking office earlier this month.