India, June 17 -- US President Donald Trump has cut short his visit to Canada to attend the G7 Summit amid escalating tension in the Middle East, with Israel and Iran continuing to target each other for the fifth consecutive day.

"I have to be back," Trump said during a ceremonial photo-op with the other world leaders present at the G7 summit on Monday as quoted by Fox News.

"You probably see what I see. And I have to be back as soon as I can," he said.

Meanwhile, Trump's post on Truth Social sparked off fear of further escalation of conflict in the Middle East when he wrote: "Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!"

Fox News reported that apart from Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will also cut short his visit to Canada...