Trump Confirms June G7 Trip To France As U.S. Presses Iran Sanctions
President Donald Trump will attend the June 15-17 G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, White House officials confirmed on May 19.[1]
The announcement came as U.S. officials pressed G7 partners to adopt tougher sanctions targeting Iranian terrorism financing at a finance ministers' meeting in Paris.[1]
The White House said Trump's summit agenda will include artificial intelligence, trade, cutting dependence on Chinese critical minerals, migration, drug smuggling and expanded fossil-fuel production.[1] French President Emmanuel Macron has offered a grand post-summit dinner at Versailles as part of outreach to the U.S. president despite friction with some allies.[1]
At a G7 finance ministers' meeting in Paris on May 19, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly urged partners to impose tougher sanctions aimed at Iranian terrorism financing.[1] That push frames a central policy test Trump will face at the leaders' summit and helps explain Washington's urgency in lining up allied support.
How well allies coalesce on sanctions and the broader economic and security items on Washington's list will shape the summit's outcome and signal whether Macron's outreach can ease sharp differences.
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- On May 19, 2026, a White House official confirmed President Trump will attend the June 15-17 G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France.
- Trump’s agenda includes AI, trade, reducing reliance on Chinese critical minerals, migration, drug smuggling and expanded fossil-fuel energy production.
- French President Emmanuel Macron offered a grand post-summit dinner at Versailles as part of his outreach to Trump.
- At a G7 finance ministers’ meeting in Paris on May 19, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly urged G7 partners to impose tougher sanctions targeting Iranian terrorism financing.
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