China warned the Iran-Israel conflict may spread wider instability in the Middle East, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaching out to both countries as their days-old conflict shows no end in sight.

President Donald Trump will depart the Group of 7 summit being held in the Canadian Rockies a day early “because of what’s going on in the Middle East,” the White House said Monday.

China will continue to support political and diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iran nuclear issue, firmly safeguard the international nuclear nonproliferation mechanism, and uphold peace and stability in the Middle East.

Speaking to pilgrims at the end of a special Jubilee audience June 14, the pope expressed deep concern over the “seriously deteriorating” situation in the Middle East, warning of the consequences of further escalation. “I want to strongly renew an appeal to responsibility and reason,” he said.

Despite evidence that the conflict between Israel and Iran is escalating, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Sunday that peace would come soon and cited the possibility that Russia's Vladimir Putin could help.

Jennings, who has been in Israel during the violence, cited an excerpt from a Times of Israel report on X and strongly endorsed intervention from Trump.

Trump swept into office hoping to be a peacemaker. Five months in, a new conflict is roiling the Middle East, with no end in sight to the war in Ukraine.

Leaders from the Group of Seven nations begin annual talks on Monday amid wars in Ukraine and the Middle East that add to global economic uncertainty, as host Canada tries to avoid a clash with U.S. President Donald Trump.

The administration has already rolled out a doctrine for the Middle East. It sent Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire in January. Then it sent him to deal with Russia on a possible Ukraine deal.

The Russian leader briefed Trump on his recent talks with officials in Iran and Israel, and reiterated Moscow's proposal to seek mutual solutions on the Iranian nuclear issue.

Despite rising hopes that tensions in the Middle East could de-escalate following a resumption of peace talks, there has been a lack of upward momentum on Bursa Malaysia.