U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the G7 conference in Canada during a period of heightened tensions between the U.S. and its allies, as well as between Iran and Israel.

President Trump is attending the G7 Summit in Alberta, Canada, where he first held a meeting this morning with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The summit comes amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran as well as Trump's tariff turmoil.

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Canada’s leader Mark Carney formally opens the G7 summit saying the meeting falls at “one of those turning points in history.”

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G7 leaders gathered in Canada to address rising global tensions, including the Israel-Iran conflict and trade disputes.

The 2018 summit ended with Trump assailing his Canadian hosts on social media as he departed on Air Force One, saying he had instructed the U.S. officials who remained in Quebec to oppose the G7 joint statement endorsed by the leaders of Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and, of course, Canada.

Former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder reacts to President Trump’s comments at the G7 and talks with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about the challenges leaders will face during the summit.