G7 statement expresses support for Israel, calls Iran source of instability

By Reuters

Published June 17, 2025 11:56am

European Council President Antonio Costa, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose for a family photo during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken

WASHINGTON - The Group of Seven nations expressed support for Israel and labeled its rival Iran as a source of instability in the Middle East, in a statement issued late on Monday that called for peace and stability in the region.

The air war between Iran and Israel — which began on Friday when Israel attacked Iran with air strikes — has raised alarms in a region that had already been on edge since the start of Israel's military assault on Gaza in October 2023. —Reuters

G7 statement expresses support for Israel, calls Iran source of instability

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