The sudden departure of US President Donald Trump from the ongoing 51st G7 Summit in Canada back to Washington brought the spotlight to the annual gathering of leaders from the world's most powerful democracies.
Trump cutting short his attendance by a full day on 16 June, a day earlier than planned, highlighted his preference for independent action over multilateral consensus in the escalating situation in the Middle East, with the US President issuing an ominous warning to Tehran residents to 'immediately evacuate' their capital city.
