Trump Arrives at G7 Summit Looking for Momentum

President Trump arrived in the French Alps on Monday to meet with fellow world leaders at the Group of Seven summit after announcing an agreement he says will bring an end to the US war with Iran. With the agreement, the president arrived in Evian-les-Bains on Monday with the wind at his back for talks with G7 leaders, including some who've been sharply critical of his managing of the 15-week-old conflict, which has led to a surge in global energy prices, the AP reports.

• Trump has had friction with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over failing to consult them before the decision to go to war. Meanwhile, Trump has pushed back on the four European leaders—members of the NATO alliance—for their lack of support for the US in the conflict.

• Trump is expected to discuss with leaders the demining of the Strait of Hormuz, the White House says. Britain and France have expressed interest in assisting with the demining once the conflict is paused. Fear of potential mines is among the reasons tanker traffic has come to a halt during the war, and quickly clearing them will be crucial to regaining the confidence of commercial vessels. Macron on Monday said France was ready to move "very quickly" to deploy assets, including mine-clearing vessels, to the region to help.
• Macron, the summit's host, invited the leaders of three nations that aren't part of the G7—Egypt, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates—to take part in a session on the Middle East on Tuesday, when Iran is expected to be a central focus. The G7 includes France, the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK. Other guest nations at this summit include Brazil, India, Kenya, South Korea, Syria, and Ukraine.
• The leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Canada issued a joint statement welcoming the agreement as a "moment of opportunity to restore regional stability and stabilize the global economy."

• In a separate development, Trump, ahead of departing for the summit, told the New York Post he's warned Macron the US will "have no choice" but to slap 100% tariffs on French wines unless Paris eliminates its digital tax on American tech companies, renewing a long-running threat from him that dates to his first administration. Wines and spirits exported to the US from the European Union currently face a 15% tariff. In an interview with broadcaster TF1, Macron said Monday that it's not "for the United States to decide what European or French law should be."
• Trump has a track record of insults and awkward moments with the G7 leaders Sometimes it's over foreign policy issues like Iran or Ukraine. Other times, it's been over tariffs. And two of the leaders have endured sitting through clumsy asides by Trump about dark moments in their countries' histories. It makes the G7 not unlike a family holiday gathering where "there's an uncle you don't quite like," said Max Bergmann, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, per the AP.