Trump Leaves G7 Early, Cites Urgent Middle East Crisis

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President Donald Trump announced an early departure from the G7 summit in Canada on Monday, shortly after calling on Iran’s capital to evacuate amid escalating Israeli strikes. According to Bloomberg, Trump cited urgent Middle East developments as the reason. He posted on Truth Social that “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon” and urged Tehran residents to flee. His comments followed reports of explosions in Tehran and Israeli strikes targeting nuclear and missile infrastructure. Trump’s remarks briefly rattled markets, sending oil lower and U.S. equity futures down. The White House denied U.S. military involvement but confirmed a defensive posture. Iran signaled willingness to resume nuclear talks if the U.S. avoids joining Israeli operations.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02President Donald Trump announced an early departure from the G7 summit in Canada on Monday,

00:06shortly after calling Iran's capital to evacuate amid escalating Israeli strikes.

00:12According to Bloomberg, Trump cited an urgent Middle East developments as the reason.

00:15He posted on True Social that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and urged Tehran residents to flee.

00:21His comments followed reports of explosions in Tehran and Israeli strikes targeting nuclear and missile infrastructure.

00:26Trump's remarks briefly rattled markets, setting oil lower and U.S. equity futures down.

00:31White House denied U.S. military involvement but confirmed the defensive posture.

00:35Iran's civil willingness to resume nuclear talks if the U.S. avoids joining Israeli operations.

00:40For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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