At the G7 in Evian, France, intimate moments between world leaders were carried by the French G7 Host Broadcaster. Conversations between U.S. President Trump and European Council President Antonio, discussing Greenland, were captured on mic.
Carney says tentative Iran deal could be a global game changer
The Canadian prime minister says the deal could have positive knock-on effects, including the ability to provide additional defensive support in Ukraine. Carney says there is now a change in tone on Ukraine and that it was discussed in detail at the summit. He also says many countries are vested in making the Iran deal work. Carney made the comments in a media availability on the last day of the summit.
G7 leaders call for safe and toll-free shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
Leaders who gathered at the G7 summit in France issued a joint statement overnight Tuesday on the agreement reached between Washington and Tehran with a focus on securing safe passage without tolls in the Persian Gulf.“We reaffirm that the right of transit passage without restrictions or tolls is the bedrock of international trade,” read the statement of leaders from Japan, France, the UK, Germany, Italy, the U.S. and Canada. In April, Iran had earlier floated such an idea as a way to fund reconstruction.The closure of the strait has driven up fuel and fertilizer prices worldwide and rattled the major industrial nations’ economies.The leaders’ statement also gave support to a French and British-led naval mission to the Persian Gulf to safeguard ships and remove mines from one of the crucial chokepoints in the world’s energy supply chain.
