He refutes French President Macron's comments that he's returning to the US to work on a truce, after earlier telling people in Tehran to evacuate.

Donald Trump said late on Monday his early departure from the Group of Seven nations summit has "nothing to do with" working on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, denying comments by French President Emmanuel Macron who said the U.

Whether the U.S. gets more involved than it already is, some members of Congress from both parties argue, should not be up to the President.

The BBC's James Landale highlights the role of the US president at the summit as the conflict in the Middle East overshadows the gathering.