G7 leaders urge Middle East de-escalation from Iran, call for Trump to ease trade war

And the Middle East tensions topped the talks at this year's G7 summit in Canada.

The Group of Seven leaders issued a collective statement on easing the regional instability and also called on Trump to go easy with his trade war.

Our Kim Bo-kyoung has more.

The Group of Seven leaders have urged Iran for a de-escalation in the Middle East, showing unified support for Israel.

Through the joint statement issued on Monday local time, and while saying that Israel has a right to defend itself, the leaders condemned Iran for being the "principal source of regional instability and terror, " and highlighted that Iran can never have nuclear weapons.

De-escalation was not the only topic for the G7 leaders.

Citing risk to global economic stability, the leaders pushed for U.S. President Donald Trump to ease off the trade war.

As the U.S. plans to impose even steeper tariffs on countries across the world, they argue that such a dispute would only weaken G7 economies, and rather strengthen China.

The countries did use the summit as a chance to reach a trade agreement with the U.S.

Before his abrupt departure, U.S. President Donald Trump held talks with G7 leaders and the United Kingdom was able to sign a trade deal.

The agreement sets the tax on British autos at ten-percent from the end of the month, down from the current 27-point-5-percent, up to a quota of 100-thousand vehicles a year and removes U.S. tariffs on UK aerospace products.

"This now implements on car tariffs and aerospace, a really important agreement. And so this is a very good day for both of our countries, a real sign of strength."

A final agreement to cut the tax on British steel to zero has not yet been reached.

Meanwhile, other countries could not see breakthroughs.

But following talks between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Trump, the Canadian government indicated that there could be a trade agreement within 30 days.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, reportedly discussed a solution that aligns with Japan's national interests during a 30-minute conversation with President Trump but said there still are existing differences that needed to be worked out.

Kim Bo-kyoung, Arirang News.