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Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.

President Donald Trump has said he left the G7 summit in Canada for something "much bigger" than a ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran.

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.

French President Emmanuel Macron was speaking to reporters just as news came that President Trump was leaving early to handle the unfolding crisis in the Middle East. Trump, according to Macron, said "moments ago" that talks were underway. "If the United States can get a ceasefire, that's a very good thing," he said. "France would support it."

The remaining six leaders at the G7 are forging ahead today after U.S. President Donald Trump's early departure from the summit.

The president didn’t reach new trade deals but signed onto a joint statement calling for “peace and stability.”

President Donald Trump is leaving the G7 summit in Canada early "so he can attend to many important matters," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday evening."President Trump had a great day at the G7,