G7 leaders back Trump's deal to end Iran war as more details of it emerge
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, speaks as he is flanked by, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, left, and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a media conference at the end of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Leaders at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday threw their support behind U.S. President Donald Trump's tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and extend a shaky ceasefire.
Closing the three-day summit, French President Emmanuel Macron called it a “very good deal,” adding that U.S. allies in the G7 support it “because it’s an agreement that puts a stop to a situation of great instability that had terrible consequences for our economies.”
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