Trump denies deal offers Iran too many concessionspublished at 13:17 BST

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Jon Donnison
Reporting from Jerusalem

Facing criticism from Israel and hawks within his own Republican Party, US President Donald Trump pushed back on the idea his deal had made too many concessions to Iran. He said if Tehran didn’t behave the US would go “right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head”.

To the surprise of some, the memorandum of understanding is reported to contain the lifting of oil and petrochemical sanctions on Iran with immediate effect, putting billions of dollars back into the country’s economy.

Three Iranian oil tankers have passed through the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in two months.

Iran has accused Israel of multiple breaches of the ceasefire in Lebanon, warning this could see the agreement collapse, while Lebanese media has reported Israeli shelling in the south of the country.

What does the apparent text of the deal say about the Strait of Hormuz?published at 13:07 BST

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By Ben Chu

The apparent text of the deal, as seen and published by Bloomberg, external, states Iran "will immediately take steps to ensure that the movement of merchant ships from the Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa is resumed within 30 days to the pre-war volume".

An indicator of this pre-war volume comes from ship-tracking data published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which shows a daily average of 94 merchant ship transits across the Strait of Hormuz last year.

Since the conflict began on 28 February, the daily average number of vessel transits has been just six, according to the IMF data, though a number have been crossing with their radio transponders turned off so the true figure will likely be somewhat higher.

This week US President Donald Trump has said the Strait of Hormuz will be "permanently toll-free", but Iran’s foreign ministry is reported to have said there will be "fees" for using the strait which will be "charged in exchange for the services that are provided".

The leaked US-Iran agreement text makes no reference to either tolls or fees.

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On the US-Iran deal

President Trump said the proposed agreement with Iran is not final.

Speaking at a meeting with Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday, he said: "If I don't like it, we'll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head... if they don't behave, we'll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head, OK?"

He also reiterated that the US is not investing in Iran. It comes after reports that the US was prepared to allow an investment fund for Iran in exchange for Tehran’s agreement to a final settlement.

On Tuesday, the US president also said that "Iran will never have a nuclear weapon" under the deal.

On Israel

In a joint meeting at the summit with the Emir of Qatar, President Trump criticised the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he has to be "more responsible with respect to Lebanon". Israel has been fighting Hezbollah for "too long and too many people are being killed."

Both Israel and Hezbollah have carried out attacks against each other since the US-Iran agreement was announced on Sunday night.

On Ukraine

Also on Tuesday Trump said he had a very good meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and that Russia should "make a deal."

He added that "soon we will be able” to reimpose sanctions on Russian oil.

As the G7 summit comes to a close in France, several countries are set to hold news conferences.

French President Emmanuel Macron, who is hosting this year's summit, will speak at 15:00 local time (14:00 BST / 13:00 GMT).

US President Donald Trump will hold his own news conference later in the afternoon.

Both Starmer and Trump are expected to leave France after today's events.

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Before US President Donald Trump said the deal with Iran was "not final", a joint statement from the G7 countries - including the US - called for a "robust" follow-on agreement.

The G7 countries - US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Japan - say they "recognise the breakthrough" in the Middle East and that they "support and are ready to contribute" to the implementation of the deal.

"We strongly support a robust and comprehensive diplomatic follow-on agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding secured by President Trump that can bring peace and security for all in the region," the statement says.

The statement on geopolitical issues, external also covers other areas, including the war in Ukraine, North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programme, and tensions in the East and South China Seas and across the Taiwan Strait.

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The G7 (Group of Seven) is an organisation of the world's seven largest so-called "advanced" economies, which dominate global trade and the international financial system.

They are: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States.

This year's summit is being held in the French town of Évian-les-Bains, and today is the final of three days.

Other leaders have also attended including Ukrainian President Zelensky and Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi - who Trump met a short while ago when he said the deal with Iran was "not final".

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Trump has just said the deal to bring an end to the war Iran is not final.

It was agreed between the US and Iran, with mediators Pakistan, on Sunday. The contents of the agreement - referred to as a memorandum of understanding - have not yet been published.

On Monday, President Trump said "the deal is all signed" and the full text will be published "pretty soon".

It will extend a ceasefire for another 60 days, during which the sides will negotiate details of a final agreement.

The Strait of Hormuz will re-open toll-free as part of the deal, Trump has said, and the US blockade of Iran's ports will come to an end.

Technical talks on Iran's nuclear programme are also expected to begin this week, US officials said.

But the agreement is not a peace deal, the BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen explains. It defers the thorniest issues such as Iran's nuclear programme and the level of sanctions relief to future negotiations.

There are also questions over what exactly the deal means for the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran insists it must be part of the deal.

The US and Iran are scheduled to sign the deal in the Swiss resort of Burgenstock on Friday.

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US President Donald Trumps says the agreed deal with Iran is not final.

Speaking at the G7 summit in France, he adds that the US will "go back to dropping bombs" if he does not like the final agreement.

It comes as the US and Iran are set to meet in Switzerland on Friday to sign the deal - the details of which have not yet been released.