Trump’s veto on the Iran-Iran trade war and the “make America great again” summit: a warning from the leader of the Canadian Rockies

KANANASKIS, Alberta — Leaders of some of the world’s biggest economic powers arrived in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday for a Group of Seven summit, overshadowed by an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump’s unresolved trade war.

Trump in recent days vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a U.S. official told The Associated Press, in an indication of how far Israel was prepared to go.

The British Prime Minister said he had discussed the crisis with other world leaders as well as Trump, and that he expected the discussions to continue at the summit.

As summit host, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has decided to abandon the annual practice of issuing a joint statement, or communique, at the end of the meeting.

The summit risks being a series of bilateral conversations rather than a show of unity because other leaders want to talk to Trump to convince him not to impose tariffs.

Trump is the summit wild card. He arrived at the international summit sporting a “Make America Great Again” hat. He was greeted by four Mounties. The meeting is coming up and he wants to make Canada the 51st state and take over the island of Greenland. The president of France made a symbolic stop on his way to Canada. “It is not to be taken and sold, nor is it to be sold”, warned a warning from the president.

“Everybody in France, the European Union thinks that Greenland is not to be sold, not to be taken,” he said during a news conference, applauded by the local crowd.

G7 Leaders Gather in Canada for a summit overshadowed by Israel-Iran crisis: Do Canadians have our Trade Agreements?

The heads of state who aren’t part of the G7 but were invited to the summit include India, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, Australia and Mexico. Avoiding tariffs will continue to be top of mind.

Asked if he planned to announce any trade agreements at the G7 as he left the White House on Sunday, Trump said: “We have our trade deals. We can send a letter saying “This is what you’re going to have to pay” But I think we’ll have a few, few new trade deals.”

Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien told a panel this week that if Trump does act out, leaders should ignore him and remain calm like Carney did in his recent Oval Office meeting.

He tends to be a bully. “If Trump has decided to make a show to be in the news, he will do something crazy. Let him do it and keep talking normally.”

Last month Britain and the U.S. announced they had struck a trade deal that will slash American tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum. It has yet to take effect, but British officials don’t think that the Trump administration will go back on its word.

Source: G7 leaders gather in Canada for a summit overshadowed by Israel-Iran crisis

The First Prime Minister of the G7 Summit in Canada: “We’re going to see what we see,” Trump told reporters at the White House

I am not going to get into the precise conversations I’ve had, but let me be clear: Canada is an independent country and a much valued member of the international community.

The war in Ukraine will be on the agenda. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to attend the summit and is expected to meet with Trump, a reunion coming just months after their bruising Oval Office encounter which laid bare the risks of having a meeting with the U.S. president.

In the first visit to Canada by a British Prime Minister in eight years, Starmer met with Carney before the summit for security and trade talks.

The German officials were keen to refute the idea that the G7 summit would be six against one, since the countries differ on a lot of issues.

“The only problem you can’t predict is what the president is going to do in the future, the need to be in the news in a good mood,” said Chrétien.

The German government spokesman told reporters travelling with Trump that “other G7 leaders had been trying to craft a joint statement on the Middle East” but it would be up to the Americans to decide if it would come to fruition.

Trump told reporters he had been in “constant touch” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reiterated that Iran needed to agree to end its nuclear program. Asked whether he wanted to see regime change in Iran, Trump said: “I want to see no nuclear weapon in Iran, and we’re well on our way to making sure that happens.”

CALGARY, Alberta — President Trump is leaving the G7 in Canada early to return to Washington to focus on the conflict in the Middle East, the White House said.

“I have to be back. Trump posed for a family photo with other leaders and said it was very important. “You probably see what I see,” Trump said. “I have to be back as soon as I can.”

Implications of the Iran-Israel War on Trade Relations at the G7 Summit in Cantor Stratonovich (Nova Scotia)

Trade issues had been expected to be a major focus at the summit in the Canadian Rockies. But instead, the Iran-Israel strikes have loomed over the G7 meetings, with leaders discussing a potential joint statement on the conflict.