Overview
- At the G7 summit in Kananaskis, European Council President Antonio Costa handed President Trump a Cristiano Ronaldo-signed jersey inscribed “Playing for peace.”
- Israel and Iran have escalated their conflict with reciprocal missile attacks targeting major cities including Tehran, Tel Aviv and Haifa.
- President Trump declared on Truth Social that “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon” and called for the immediate evacuation of Tehran’s 10 million residents.
- US Central Command has signaled readiness to join an attack on Iran if Trump orders action, backed by a carrier strike group and three destroyers in the Arabian Sea.
- Rising Middle East tensions led Trump to depart the G7 summit in Canada a day early, pre-empting planned discussions on de-escalation.