President Trump closed out the G7 summit in France with the White House focused on advancing a preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement, pressing broader diplomacy with allies and partners, and tying the talks to energy, security and market stability.
In this Next News Network White House Rundown, carried with streaming partner Trump Daily Posts, the day’s coverage centers on the administration’s final stretch at Évian-les-Bains and nearby Paris, where The White House cast the summit as a demonstration of renewed American leverage. During a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the President said the memorandum of understanding with Iran does not bring immediate sanctions relief and said Tehran must “behave well” before any such step is considered. He also rejected what he described as a false rumor that the United States would invest in a $300 million construction fund. In additional remarks from the pool, Trump said the MOU remains contingent on performance and warned that military action could resume if he is dissatisfied with the deal or with Iran’s conduct, drawing a contrast with the Obama-era arrangement while pointing to earlier U.S. operations against Iranian maritime assets as evidence of pressure already applied.
The White House also highlighted the breadth of the President’s diplomatic schedule and the officials around him as summit discussions continued. The Trump-el-Sisi meeting included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Geer, Dan Scavino and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett. According to the pool, the talks touched on trade and the Nile River dispute tied to the Ethiopian dam, while el-Sisi praised Trump’s peace efforts and pointed to support from other leaders. The daily guidance then showed the President moving to a working lunch with G7 leaders, representatives from developing countries and major technology executives. That session focused on artificial intelligence and the digital age, with Trump joined by Rubio, Bessent and Lutnick alongside leaders including Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni, Sanae Takaichi, Mark Carney, Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen, as well as executives from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta and Salesforce.
Later in the day, in a bilateral with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the President said U.S.-India trade talks are “very close” and described Modi as a tough negotiator. He also said talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin are continuing as he presses for an end to the war in Ukraine, and he indicated acting intelligence leadership would remain in place as needed during the confirmation process. In other remarks, Trump criticized Democrats over FISA moving without the Save America Act, said a formal Iran signing is expected Friday, and welcomed allied support around the Strait of Hormuz while emphasizing that the United States is leading. He added that Israel should protect itself while exercising good judgment in Lebanon and said conversations with AI leaders, including Anthropic, had been productive.
The President’s later press gaggles in Paris reinforced the administration’s timeline and broader message. Trump said a deal-signing could come within 48 hours and signaled Vice President JD Vance is expected to be involved. He said the U.S. military will likely remain in the Gulf for some time as conditions stabilize, expressed confidence in current Federal Reserve leadership while warning against higher rates, and said the 60-day negotiation period is not a hard cutoff so long as all sides are behaving. He also said Europe and NATO are paying for munitions sent to Ukraine and again linked possible Russia sanctions to oil prices. The day concluded with a high-visibility evening engagement at the Palace of Versailles with French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron. The White House later said Trump and Macron began dinner at 10:53 p.m. local time, extending the administration’s direct leader-to-leader diplomacy into the night.
Elsewhere in the rundown, The White House pointed to continued movement on a new national security team, enforcement against Antifa-linked violence, support for American families, the First Lady’s foster-youth savings initiative and activity from the Vice President’s family team as part of the administration’s broader message over the last 24 hours. More from today’s White House and presidential coverage follows.
