G7 Summit Overshadowed by Escalating Middle East Conflict and Global Instability
G7 leaders gather in Kananaskis, Canada, for an emergency session dominated by the Israel–Iran conflict, June 15, 2025. The G7 Summit, hosted this year in Kananaskis, Canada, has opened amid an atmosphere of global tension and uncertainty, as the rapidly escalating conflict between Israel and Iran threatens to overshadow the original agenda of economic recovery, climate cooperation, and support for Ukraine. Leaders of the world’s seven most advanced economies — Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan — arrived in the mountain resort town under tight security. The summit, scheduled for June 15–17, was initially expected to focus on trade realignment, green energy investment, AI regulation, and coordinated economic strategies. However, the surprise Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets just hours before the summit’s opening ceremonies drastically shifted the focus. In a closed-door emergency session late June 15, the G7 leaders...


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