{"id":35715,"date":"2026-06-15T13:01:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/35715\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:01:28","slug":"trump-heads-to-g7-in-france-with-iran-and-ukraine-wars-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/35715\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump heads to G7 in France with Iran and Ukraine wars in focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump<\/a> is headed to the French Alps on Monday to meet with fellow world leaders at the Group of Seven summit<\/a> after announcing an agreement<\/a> that he says will bring an end to the U.S. war with Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trump and Iranian officials had been saying for days they were making progress<\/a> toward reaching a deal<\/a>, but even on Sunday, things appeared to be on shaky ground after a new round of strikes between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

With the agreement, the Republican U.S. president is due to arrive in Evian-les-Bains on Monday with wind at his back for talks with G7 leaders, including some who\u2019ve been sharply critical<\/a> of his managing of the 15-week-old conflict, which has led to a surge in global energy prices. <\/p>\n

Polls show American voters largely disapprove<\/a> of the conflict, which has made some Republicans nervous about the political impacts it could have on November\u2019s midterm election<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cShips of the World, start your engines,\u201d Trump said in a social media post celebrating the deal that he said would lead to the U.S. ending its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, through which about 20% of the world\u2019s crude had flowed before the conflict. \u201cLet the oil flow!\u201d<\/p>\n

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, however, said the Iranian closure of the strait would continue until the agreement is signed. <\/p>\n

Neither the White House nor Iran published the final agreement or revealed many details. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif<\/a>, whose country served as a mediator in the negotiations, said there would be \u201cpre-implementation discussions\u201d this week to lay the ground for 60 days of technical talks on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

Deal could change G7 dynamic<\/p>\n

Sealing an agreement before jetting off to the summit<\/a> could change the dynamic of the gathering for Trump. He\u2019s had friction with French President Emmanuel Macron<\/a>, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer<\/a>, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni<\/a> over failing to consult them before the decision to go to war.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Trump has pushed back on the four European leaders \u2014 members of the NATO military alliance \u2014 for their lack of support for the U.S. in the conflict.<\/p>\n

Trump is expected to discuss with leaders the demining of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, the White House says. Britain and France have expressed interest in assisting with the demining<\/a> once the conflict is paused. Fear of potential mines is among the reasons tanker traffic has come to a halt during the war, and quickly clearing them will be crucial to regaining the confidence of commercial vessels.<\/p>\n

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Macron on Monday said France was ready to move \u201cvery quickly\u201d to deploy assets, including mine-clearing vessels, to the region to help.<\/p>\n

He added that a French aircraft carrier and an accompanying strike group are already in the region and would be ready to assist within days of the U.S. and Iran signing the agreement.<\/p>\n

Macron, the summit\u2019s host, invited the leaders of three nations that aren\u2019t part of the G7 \u2014 Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates \u2014 to take part in a session on the Middle East on Tuesday, when Iran is expected to be a central focus.<\/p>\n

The leaders of the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Canada issued a joint statement welcoming the agreement as a \u201cmoment of opportunity to restore regional stability and stabilize the global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a separate development, Trump, ahead of departing for the summit, told the New York Post he has warned Macron the U.S. will \u201chave no choice\u201d but to slap 100% tariffs on French wines unless Paris eliminates its digital tax<\/a> on American tech companies, renewing a long-running threat from him that dates to his first administration.<\/p>\n

Wines and spirits exported to the U.S. from the European Union currently face a 15% \u2060tariff.<\/p>\n

In an interview with broadcaster TF1, Macron said Monday that it is not \u201cfor the United States to decide what European or French law should be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump is scheduled to meet with Macron after he arrives in France later Monday. Following their meeting, Macron and Trump will join the other leaders for a working dinner.<\/p>\n

Trump faces questions about financial incentives for Tehran<\/p>\n

Trump had fiercely criticized President Barack Obama for the 2015 nuclear agreement, which Trump argued failed to stop Tehran from advancing toward a weapon and funneled billions of dollars into the Islamic Republic\u2019s coffers. <\/p>\n

In 2018, Trump exited the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the European Union were also signatories to the pact.<\/p>\n

Trump in an interview on Sunday with The New York Times pushed back on comparisons to the Obama-era nuclear deal. \u201cWe negotiated from strength,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe was basically paying them off.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Trump hasn\u2019t detailed how his agreement will address some key issues about Iran\u2019s nuclear program, including who will be in charge of verifying that Iran is complying<\/a> with the agreement and who will destroy or remove 972 pounds (441 kilograms) of highly enriched uranium believed to be buried under nuclear sites that were badly damaged<\/a> by U.S. strikes last summer.<\/p>\n

The deal is also expected to include some sanctions relief and economic incentives<\/a> for Tehran as it meets certain benchmarks aimed at assuaging White House concerns, senior administration officials said ahead of the two sides reaching an agreement.<\/p>\n

Some Democrats and hawkish critics say Trump has failed to explain how the financial relief in his agreement will differ from what Obama did in the 2015 nuclear deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor all his critique of JCPOA, we had international observers, we actually had an alliance there that included the Europeans, and Russia and China were all signatories,\u201d Sen. Mark Warner<\/a>, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CBS\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation\u201d on Sunday. \u201cNow it is America going alone or going with Israel only, and that does not make us safer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham<\/a>, a close ally of Trump and an Iran hawk, expressed skepticism, saying that Congress will need to review and vote on any nuclear deal with Iran, and said he expects Vice President JD Vance<\/a> \u2014 \u201cthe architect of the deal\u201d \u2014 to present it. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am somewhat concerned that Iran\u2019s view of the agreement seems different than what the American negotiating team is claiming,\u201d Graham said on social media. <\/p>\n

Trump makes calls to Putin, Zelenskyy ahead of G7<\/p>\n

Macron also invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> for a working session with G7 leaders on Tuesday to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the moment, Zelenskyy is not scheduled to hold one-on-one talks with Trump while they\u2019re both in France, but Trump on Sunday held separate phone calls with Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters that Trump emphasized the need to end hostilities<\/a> with Ukraine and stated his readiness to influence European allies and Kyiv toward that goal, including at the G7.<\/p>\n

According to Ushakov, Trump also said that recent strikes on civilian targets in Russia complicate a settlement. The White House did not comment on the call.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy said in a statement posted on Telegram that he told Trump about how Ukraine\u2019s position along the eastern front line has improved and strengthened.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe agreed to discuss more during our meeting at the G7 summit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

Madhani reported from Geneva, Superville from Washington. AP writer Samuel Petrequin in Paris contributed reporting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump is headed to the French Alps on Monday to meet with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[16511,1385,195,36,73,430,5,349,732,337,83,2034,16505,350,50,261,309,5756,4144,3053,25219,25221,346,16805,3499,308,5754,2973,564,351,90,25220],"class_list":["post-35715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-france","tag-barack-obama","tag-diplomacy","tag-donald-trump","tag-emmanuel-macron","tag-europe","tag-european-union","tag-france","tag-france-government","tag-friedrich-merz","tag-g7-summit","tag-general-news","tag-giorgia-meloni","tag-government-and-politics","tag-international-agreements","tag-iran","tag-iran-government","tag-iran-war","tag-italy-government","tag-jd-vance","tag-keir-starmer","tag-lindsey-graham","tag-mark-warner","tag-politics","tag-russia-ukraine-war","tag-shehbaz-sharif","tag-ukraine","tag-united-kingdom-government","tag-vladimir-putin","tag-volodymyr-zelenskyy","tag-washington-news","tag-world-news","tag-yuri-ushakov"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}