Middle East live: Trump to meet with G7 leaders following announcement of memorandum with Iran
Middle East live: Trump to meet with G7 leaders following announcement of memorandum with Iran
Ahead of the signing of a US-Iranian memorandum of understanding scheduled for Friday in Geneva, G7 leaders will meet in Evian on Monday to discuss “the implications of this agreement, support for Lebanon, the long-term reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, of course, the conclusion of an agreement on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs,” according to French President Emmanuel Macron. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Yesterday’s key developments:
• Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said early on Monday that the US and Iran have agreed to a memorandum of understanding to be signed in Switzerland on June 19, with both sides declaring “the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”
• The United States agreed to release $12 billion in frozen assets to Iran before the start of negotiations.
• The Israeli military continued to strike the southern suburbs of Beirut, claiming to have killed a senior Hezbollah militant, earning backlash as the US and Iran worked towards an agreement.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)