U.S. President Donald Trump is under growing pressure from Israel to make a clearer and stronger military entry into its escalating conflict with Iran, according to diplomatic sources following the conclusion of the G7 summit in Italy.
While Trump left the summit prematurely, six other G7 leaders — from Canada, the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, and Japan — wrapped up the tense final sessions on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in attendance.
Behind closed doors, discussions centered on two flashpoints: Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine and the fast-deteriorating Middle East crisis, sparked by Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites, and Iran’s missile retaliation.
Although no major agreements emerged, one takeaway was clear: Israel wants Washington to escalate.
“The Israeli government feels abandoned,” one European diplomat revealed, speaking anonymously. “They expected more than symbolic support.”
President Trump has so far walked a careful line — bolstering regional U.S. military assets, approving weapons shipments, and greenlighting diplomatic cover, yet stopping short of committing U.S. forces to direct combat.
However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly urged Trump to shift that posture during recent phone conversations.
While Trump told leaders in Canada earlier this week that he favored a ceasefire and diplomatic resolution, his tone has shifted.
He is “less confident” that Iran will comply with U.S. nuclear demands, and he has warned that military options remain on the table.
Adding geopolitical complexity, G7 leaders appeared fractured over how to handle these dual crises.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attempted to rally unity, but French President Emmanuel Macron doubled down on his warning that a regime-change war in Iran would create chaos worse than Syria or Iraq.
In a post-summit roundtable on France 24, Joachim Bitterlich, Germany’s former ambassador to NATO, warned that Western indecision could embolden adversaries across both theaters.
“If Washington doesn’t lead, the regional powers will fill that vacuum — and they won’t play by democratic rules,” Bitterlich said.
As Trump weighs his next move, his re-election campaign and ongoing crypto controversies at home complicate matters.
Meanwhile, U.S. allies are nervously watching how far Israel is willing to go without firm American backing — or whether Trump, under mounting Israeli pressure, chooses to unleash the full force of the Pentagon.
