Allies from the G7 group of leading powers will on Monday seek common ground with President Donald Trump at a summit in France, which gets underway hours after the US and Iran agreed a deal to end the Middle East war.With Trump arriving in the Lake Geneva resort of Evian-les-Bains flush from celebrating his 80th birthday the day earlier, allies will want details on the deal and the planned reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.But Iran will be far from the only explosive issue at the three-day meeting, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky due to attend from Tuesday, following the latest deadly Russian barrage on Ukraine that sparked a fire at a historic Kyiv cathedral.Host President Emmanuel Macron wants to advance a packed agenda of sensitive topics ranging from limiting global economic imbalances to increasing control in the digital sphere, notably AI.Macron said in a post on Instagram overnight that the summit will examine the "consequences" of the Iran accord -- which is due to be signed in Switzerland on Friday -- in terms of the implications for Lebanon, the lasting reopening of Hormuz and Iran's ballistic activities.
He later added in a post on X that a UK-France mission to aid the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz had its assets "in place" and was "ready to be deployed."European leaders are impatient to see the Strait reopened after the limiting of shipping traffic during the war caused a spike in global energy prices.- Parade of guests -A parade of world leaders will take place over the next three days.France is keen to expand the reach of the G7 beyond its membership of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
