Trump says Iran will never have a nuclear weapon at G7 summit — Israel Iran War
Donald Trump said at the G7 summit in France that Iran “will never have a nuclear weapon” and said the deal is “going to second stage” in the israel iran war. The US president made the comments as G7 leaders prepared to discuss Iran, Lebanon and the wider security situation in the Middle East.
Macron brings Gulf leaders in
Trump was scheduled to host one-on-one talks in the morning with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, after Emmanuel Macron extended invitations to Gulf leaders to take part in the summit. G7 leaders were due to hold a working lunch on Iran and the wider security situation, with the framework peace deal and the reopening of the strait of Hormuz likely to dominate the discussion.
The interim US-Iran deal obliges Washington to lift its naval blockade of Iran and requires Tehran to allow free passage to all shipping in the strait of Hormuz, which usually carries a fifth of the world’s oil and liquid gas supplies. Iran blocked the strait early in the war, so the planned reopening is the clearest operational change tied to the agreement so far.
Lebanon shelling and Hezbollah claim
Trump also said Netanyahu has to be “more responsible with respect to Lebanon.” That warning came as Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported Israeli artillery shelling targeting the outskirts of al-Rayhan in Jezzine and a drone targeting a van in the Bint Jbeil district on the morning of the report, with no immediate reports of casualties in either incident.
Hezbollah reportedly claimed responsibility overnight for attacking Israeli soldiers advancing towards Kfar Tebnit. The report places the Lebanon ceasefire under pressure even as the interim deal says a ceasefire has been imposed once again in Lebanon.
Gaza toll and next talks
Gaza’s health ministry said at least five people were killed and eight others injured in Israeli attacks across the territory over the past day. The ministry said 997 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in October 2025, and 73,008 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since October 2023.
That toll is tied to a war that began after the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, when about 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage. For the moment, the deal’s next phase depends on the talks Trump said are already moving forward, with the G7 lunch and his separate meetings with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates shaping the immediate diplomatic track.
