G7 Defends Israeli Actions As MidEast Leaders Call For Nukes-Free Region
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Worthy News) – U.S. President Donald J. Trump reluctantly signed a statement by Group of Seven (G7) allies affirming Israel’s “right to defend itself” but also calling for “restraint, de-escalation and diplomacy” between Israel and Iran.
The declaration came as foreign ministers from various Arab and African countries, including Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, condemned Israel’s airstrikes on Iran in a statement released by the Egypt-led grouping on Tuesday.
The foreign ministers also stressed “the importance of making the Middle East free of nuclear weapons” and called on all countries to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
While the G7 declaration addressed some of those concerns, Trump made clear he understood Israel’s actions.
In simmering tensions, he lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron, further saying that Trump had left the G7 summit in Canada earlier than planned to work on an Israel-Iran “ceasefire.”
Trump said Macron was “wrong” and “publicity seeking.”
He added on his Truth Social media platform that Macron “has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire. Much bigger than that.”
‘EMMANUEL WRONG’
Using the French president’s first name, Trump complained: “Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel, always gets it wrong. Stay Tuned!”
Yet in their written declaration, Trump and all other G7 leaders tried to sound united. They reiterated their support for Israel’s security, while making it “clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.”
Iran, they declared, “is the principal source of regional instability and terror.”
“We urge that the resolution of the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza,” the G7 statement said. They added that the nations were also ready to coordinate safeguarding energy market stability.
The declaration was signed by all members of the G7, a grouping of Western leading economies including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, and the United States. The European Union also participated as a “non-enumerated member.”
With ink on the G7 declaration barely dry, Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio planned to leave the G7 Summit early Tuesday for Washington.
Trump was due to convene the U.S. National Security Council in the White House’s Situation Room, which has advanced communications equipment for the president to maintain command and control of U.S. forces worldwide.
“It was a crazy night in Washington – everyone was working at the White House and the Pentagon. This might really be the Iranians’ last opportunity before the US gets actively involved,” a well-informed source told The Jerusalem Post newspaper.
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