Overview
- G7 foreign ministers gathered outside Paris to coordinate their response to the Iran war and to review the situation in Ukraine, with the United States dispatching Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his first foreign trip since the fighting began.
- Canada urged a joint push to cool the conflict and to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, describing the narrow Gulf channel as a vital route for global oil shipments.
- Signals from Washington pointed in different directions, with President Trump claiming talks that Tehran denied and unverified reports of large U.S. troop movements raising fresh concern about escalation.
- Germany criticized the U.S. approach as lacking a clear strategy or exit plan and said it does not want to be drawn into the war, and no G7 government has explicitly backed strikes on Iran or joined a proposed operation to force open the shipping lane.
- France invited several non‑G7 partners, and ministers also planned work on reconstruction and nuclear safety, including repairs to Chernobyl’s damaged shelter, with no joint final declaration expected.