President Donald Trump will meet with Middle Eastern leaders in Evian, France, early Monday morning, where his efforts to finally end the Iran and Ukraine wars are likely to cloud all other topics of conversation at the G7 summit.In recent weeks and months, Trump has voiced displeasure with nearly every G7 leader for failing to assist the United States in securing unencumbered commerce through the Strait of Hormuz.Trump will hold a bilateral meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, followed by a bilateral meeting with the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and then join a working lunch with G7 leaders and leaders from the Middle East.
A senior administration official said that Trump will discuss the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key item in MOU negotiations, with other G7 leaders.
“There’s a lot that the G7 countries have said that they can do once that deal goes forward,” said the official. “Iran is going to open up the Strait of Hormuz, that’s a requirement. It could be open with no tolls, as they do that, we will lift our blockade.”
At the G7 summit, Trump will also hold a bilateral meeting with Macron on Monday evening, according to a senior administration official who spoke to reporters on Saturday. On Tuesday, Trump will participate in a working session with G7 leaders and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. There currently isn’t a scheduled one-on-one meeting between Trump and Zelensky, although that could change. But “they very well may meet with each other on the sidelines,” said a second administration official.
