G7 leaders gather in Canada for a summit overshadowed by Israel-Iran crisis and trade wars

To date, Canada has hosted 6 G7 meetings. The first took place from July 19-21, 1981 (when this photo was taken) and was held in Ottawa-Montebello, Ontario-Quebec. © G7 Canada

Leaders of some of the world’s biggest economic powers arrived in the Canadian Rockies on 15 June 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 with allies and rivals alike.

Israel’s strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation, which appeared to catch many world leaders off guard, are the latest sign of a more volatile world as Trump seeks to withdraw the US from its traditional role as global policeman.