WATCH LIVE: Trump holds news conference as G7 summit in France wraps up

By — Darlene Superville, Associated Press Darlene Superville, Associated Press By — Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Aamer Madhani, Associated Press By — Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-holds-news-conference-as-g7-summit-in-france-wraps-up Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH LIVE: Trump holds news conference as G7 summit in France wraps up Politics Jun 17, 2026 9:37 AM EDT EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Leaders at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday threw their support behind U.S. President Donald Trump's tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire — even though he's offered scant specificity about how that would be implemented. President Donald Trump is expected to hold a news conference at 10 a.m. EDT. Watch live in our video player above. In a declaration issued overnight, the leaders called the deal a "historic opportunity to prevent Iran from acquiring any nuclear weapon and tackling the threats related to its regional and ballistic activities." The leaders said that they were "ready to contribute to its implementation," although neither the White House nor Iran has released the text of the agreement. WATCH: Questions linger over U.S.-Iran deal as details remain murky According to leaked copies of an interim agreement, Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once the deal is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions. Officials say the leaked text broadly matches the document. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. The accord, due to be formally signed in a ceremony in Switzerland on Friday, lays out that the U.S. would work to end all American and United Nations sanctions imposed on Tehran if a final agreement addressing Iran's nuclear program is reached. Trump, however, said the deal is still under wraps. He was speaking at a one-to-one meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. WATCH: Maritime security expert weighs U.S.-Iran deal's impact on global shipping "Nobody knows what it is but it's very strong," he told reporters. He added: "It's a memorandum of understanding and if I don't like it, we'll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs." The final day of summit talks started late with Trump, the last to arrive, saying "I'm the boss" as he entered the room and sat next to host French President Emmanuel Macron. The assembled leaders laughed, and Trump grinned. The G7 leaders were closing the formal talks of the leading industrial democracies at a lakeside resort in the French Alps on Wednesday with sessions on the future of artificial intelligence and fostering economic growth. READ MORE: Iran says the deal to end the war with the U.S. requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon T