Leaders from the world’s top seven industrialized nations (G7) meeting in Evian-les-Bains, France, are holding their first full day of talks
The agenda is expected to be dominated by the wars in Iran and Ukraine
The summit will see member states attempt to navigate relations with US President Donald Trump, who has variously criticized them for taking advantage of the US on trade and being unwilling to help the US war effort in Iran
Host Emmanuel Macron has also invited leaders from Egypt, Qatar, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates to attend the session.
‘All hell will rain down’ on Iran if it gets nuclear weapon — Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that a framework peace deal in the works with Iran focused on preventing the country from gaining a nuclear weapon, threatening “all hell” would rain down on it if it did.
“The only thing that really matters to me is Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and it says it loud and clear,” he told reporters at the G7 summit in France.
The framework agreement struck by the US and Iran on Sunday reportedly extends the current ceasefire between the sides for 60 days to allow peace negotiations to take place.
The Iranian state-run Tasnim news agency has cited Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying another round of talks, to be concluded within those 60 days, will begin after the deal is signed on Friday in Switzerland.
Following talks with the emir of Qatar at the summit, Trump also said the US was “not investing any money” in Iran.
