Evian-les-Bains, France — Leaders at the G7 summit on Wednesday threw their support behind US President Donald Trump’s tentative deal with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and extend a fragile ceasefire — although the White House and Iran have not publicly released the text of the agreement.
At the conclusion of the three-day summit, French President Emmanuel Macron described it as “a very good agreement,” adding that US allies in the G7 support it “because it is an agreement that puts an end to a major situation of instability that has had serious consequences on our economies.”
According to leaked copies of the interim agreement, Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas supplies pass, once the agreement is signed. Iran will also be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions. Officials say the leaked text closely matches the document.
The agreement, which is scheduled to be officially signed at a ceremony held in Switzerland on Friday, stipulates that the United States will work to end all American and UN sanctions imposed on Tehran if a final agreement is reached that addresses the Iranian nuclear program.
President Trump, left, shakes hands with French President Macron as they attend a working session at the G7 Summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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“I think it’s going to end,” Trump said. “They want to sign. They want to go back to normal.”
The final day of talks at a lakeside resort in the French Alps began late when Trump, the last to arrive, said “I’m the president” as he entered the room and sat next to Macron. The assembled leaders laughed, and Trump smiled.
G7 leaders concluded formal talks of leading industrial democracies with sessions on the future of artificial intelligence and boosting economic growth.
They discussed concerns that China is flooding export markets with subsidized products, unfairly outperforming its industries and destroying jobs. The leaders of India, South Korea, Kenya and Brazil also joined the meeting.
Trump later plans to stop for a lavish dinner at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris before returning to Washington.
What’s in the deal?
While G7 leaders have given their support to it, Trump still has to convince some members of his own party who doubt it will weaken Iran’s nuclear program. At the same time, he faces an anxious international community looking for him to fulfill his promise that the agreement will reopen the Strait of Hormuz to the movement of oil tankers, and keep it open.
The leaders said that an international naval mission led by France and the United Kingdom “could play an important role to facilitate the resumption of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz by protecting commercial ships, reassuring commercial shipping operators, and supporting verification of the removal of all mines.”
In fact, Iran has closed the strait, a sea lane, since the first days of the conflict that began on February 28.
The agreement also calls for an immediate halt to all fighting in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia. This is one of the most sensitive parts of the agreement because Israel insisted that it would continue to defend itself and occupy vast areas of Lebanon. Iran said Israel should withdraw under the agreement, although leaked copies did not mention withdrawal.
The G7 leaders said in their declaration that they support Lebanese efforts to disarm Hezbollah and protect Lebanon’s territorial integrity and sovereignty “through an immediate, strong ceasefire.”
Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed nearly 4,000 people, including hundreds of civilians, and displaced more than a million people since fighting began there on March 2. “Israel has been fighting Hezbollah for a very long time, and it is killing a lot of people,” Trump said.
The leaders pledged to support Ukraine and confront global drug cartels and migrant smugglers
In a flurry of unanimously agreed statements, G7 leaders reaffirmed their support for Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion, and agreed to increase deliveries of air defense systems. They also said they would tighten sanctions on Moscow, including on Russia’s oil and gas industries.
The leaders also pledged to intensify the fight against the multi-billion-dollar international drug trade. This statement comes at a time when Trump is waging his own battle against drug traffickers.
US military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats crossing Latin America have killed more than 200 people since September, when the Trump administration began an operation it justified as necessary to stem the flow of drugs.
Critics have questioned the legitimacy of the strikes.
In a separate declaration, G7 leaders reaffirmed their efforts to stop migrant smuggling and human trafficking, which they said “constitute serious transnational crimes that undermine the sovereign right of states to control their borders and expose smuggled and trafficked persons to life-threatening risks.”
Trump praises Modi as “the most beautiful man.”
Trump said on Wednesday after his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the United States was “very close” to reaching a trade deal with India, then went on to praise Modi as a “very tough negotiator.”
“He’s the most beautiful man. He looks so nice. He’s like an angel. But he’s actually as powerful as he is deadly,” Trump said.
The meeting with Modi comes at a volatile moment in US-India relations, partly due to the war in the Middle East. On June 10, three Indian sailors were killed in a US military strike on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman amid the US blockade targeting oil shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Modi referred to the incident during their meeting, saying that the safety of Indian sailors “is of utmost importance to us.” Modi said he was “confident” that the issue of the sailors would be a top priority during the implementation of the agreement between the United States and Iran.
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Superville reported from Geneva. Associated Press writers Jon Lester in Evian-les-Bains, Jamey Keaten in Geneva, Mike Corder in The Hague, Netherlands, and Colleen Binkley in Washington contributed reporting.
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