US President Donald Trump is in Kananaskis, Alberta in western Canada for the G7 summit where he will shortly meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Trump's one-on-one meeting with Carney comes amid tensions between Washington and Ottawa over trade and security

U.S. refueling aircraft and warships have been dispatched to safeguard U.S. interests as the deadly conflict shows no sign of abating.

The U.S. military has moved a large number of refueling aircraft to Europe to provide options to President Donald Trump as Middle East tensions erupt into conflict between Iran and Israel, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday,

The US president will cut short his time at the meeting and return to DC, citing the conflict between Israel and Iran.

A resolution by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia would require congressional approval before U.S. troops could engage in hostilities against Iran. He said Americans don’t want another “forever war.”

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday he had ordered the deployment of additional defensive capabilities to the Middle East, as the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran drives regional tensions higher.

The costs of chartering tankers to move oil from the Middle East to Asia have climbed and ship bookings have slowed as the Israel-Iran conflict fuels worries of potential disruptions, industry sources told Reuters on Monday.