Still, 61% of Japanese citizens say they have no confidence Trump will do the right thing on world affairs. The United Kingdom had slightly less confidence at 62%, while 68% of Italians had no confidence Trump would do the right thing.

The Trump administration is considering new entry bans for citizens of 36 countries on top of the 12 ones already banned earlier in June

A White House official said President Trump had decided not to sign onto a statement drafted for Group of 7 allies that urges restraint from both Israel and Iran, which have been trading attacks for days.

By Tim Kelly KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to push ahead with trade talks on Monday, but failed to achieve a breakthrough that would lower or eliminate tariffs that threaten to hobble the Japanese economy.

Trump railed against former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after that Group of Seven summit and threatened to yank the United States from a joint statement. The leaders fought over tariffs on steel and aluminum.

The Group of 7 nations and allies from around the world are heading to a summit in Alberta in Western Canada on Sunday.

The president will meet with world leaders as conflict escalates between Israel and Iran.

Israeli forces stepped up bombing of Iranian cities, while Iran pierced Israeli air defences with a successful volleys of retaliatory missile strikes.