Trump’s G7 – President Donald Trump arrives at the G7 with foreign-policy promises on the line: a claimed deal with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and discussions on ending the war in Ukraine. The summit opens alongside Britain’s new sanctions targeting Russia
When President Donald Trump stepped into the G7 meeting Tuesday. the moment carried two weights at once: a fragile-looking push toward ending the conflict with Iran. and his insistence that he can help bring an end to the war in Ukraine. He planned to meet with fellow G7 leaders and with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after announcing what he said is a deal to end the conflict with Iran.
“I’m very happy to say the deal will be signed and the Strait is already partially opened,” Trump said. “So, you know, now that this is finished, we’re going to be focusing on that, see if we can get that one done. 25,000 people a month are dying, mostly, mostly soldiers. That shouldn’t happen.”
The diplomacy at the summit is unfolding at the same time that Britain unveiled a new round of sanctions aimed at Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, a network of ships used to keep oil moving around western restrictions.
For Trump, the Iran announcement was meant to close a chapter. But Tehran has signaled there is still work to be done.
Iran’s foreign minister said talks with the U.S. will move forward in two phases. The first, he said, would focus on ending the conflict, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, accessing frozen funds and reconstruction. Only after that, the minister said, would negotiators tackle the bigger questions of Iran’s nuclear program and sanctions relief.
The gap between the two sides has immediate political consequences inside the G7 room, because it doesn’t fully line up with how Trump has described the situation.
Trump has repeatedly said the Strait of Hormuz is fully open and that Iran has already agreed to never develop a nuclear weapon. Iran’s posture, as laid out through its foreign minister, suggests those issues remain part of future negotiations rather than settled.
That tension—between a public “deal” framing and a negotiating path that still includes unresolved bargaining—sets the tone for how leaders will be watching each step as Trump turns from Iran to Ukraine.
While the G7 agenda focused on the shape of future agreements, an investigation was getting underway back home after a deadly crash involving one of the Air Force’s best-known bombers.
The Air Force launched an investigation into a B-52 Stratofortress crash in southern California. The aircraft went down Monday morning at Edwards Air Force Base while supporting a radar modernization test. Emergency crews arrived to a crash scene engulfed in flames and thick smoke. with the burn damage leaving a massive burn scar on the runway and sending a thick column of black smoke into the desert sky.
“It took off, and immediately after takeoff crashed and burst into flames,” said Col. James Hayes, a deputy commander at Edwards Air Force Base. “Our team of first responders snapped into action and immediately cordoned off the area and took the appropriate action to start putting out the flames.”
After reviewing footage of the crash, Hayes said it was “deemed that this was an unrecoverable crash and unsurvivable.”
All eight people on board died moments after takeoff. The group included military personnel, government civilians and contractors working on the test mission. Investigators are trying to determine what brought down the bomber—an aircraft that entered service more than 70 years ago and remains a key part of the U.S. military’s fleet.
In California politics, Governor Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration is using the Justice Department to target him and now, his wife.
In a video posted Monday. Newsom said federal investigators have been contacting friends. former employees and organizations tied to both him and Jennifer Siebel Newsom. He said investigators have been digging through years of records and conducting interviews as part of what he called a politically motivated fishing expedition.
“Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean tweets; he’s coming after me because I’m considering running for president … because I’ve consistently called him out over and over again because of his lies and deceit. ” Newsom said. “If he can’t intimidate me, he’ll go after the mother of our children. Donald Trump picked the wrong target. We have nothing to hide.”.
In the video, Newsom also said, “Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They have not found a crime – they are simply trying to find one.He isn’t coming after me because of mean tweets. but because I am considering running for President.”.
Newsom is one of Trump’s most outspoken critics and has been widely viewed as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028.
The Justice Department declined to comment publicly. Sources familiar with the matter told CNN and CBS that there is no direct criminal investigation of Newsom himself. However, federal probes are underway involving people connected to the governor, including questions about his wife and possible tax-related issues.
Newsom’s office said the scrutiny has expanded in recent weeks and pointed to a growing list of Trump critics who have faced federal investigations. including former FBI director James Comey. former Fed chair Jerome Powell. former national security advisor John Bolton and New York attorney general Letitia James.
In Alaska, a separate political fight is narrowing the field in a race where Republicans can’t afford surprises.
Alaska election overseers ruled that a Republican challenger who shares the exact same first and last name as Alaska’s sitting senator cannot appear on the primary ballot. The challenger is Dan Sullivan, seeking the U.S. Senate seat against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.
The state’s elections director said the challenger attempted to run simply as “Dan Sullivan,” adopted a campaign style similar to the incumbent’s, and filed paperwork officials said was designed to make voters think the two candidates were the same person.
The challenger insisted he is running under his legal name and said the state is protecting an incumbent from competition. Even so, election officials removed him from one of the country’s most closely watched Senate races. The ruling allows a 30-day appeal.
Republicans hold a 53-to-47 majority in the Senate and can afford to lose only three seats in the upcoming midterms, making Alaska a key race.
And in a very different corner of national attention, Iran’s World Cup team became part of a dispute that unfolded right after its opening match.
Iran’s World Cup coach said the team was forced to leave the United States just hours after the tournament opened for it with a draw against New Zealand. Head coach Amir Ghalenoei said players were instructed to return immediately to their training base in Tijuana after Monday’s match.
Ghalenoei said the team expected to spend the night in Los Angeles before returning to Mexico, but those plans changed after the game. He said a trip that normally takes just a few hours stretched to more than five hours due to security checks.
He described the situation as “oppression,” but he did not say who ordered the team to leave or why.
Iran and New Zealand finished in a 2-2 draw, part of an unusual day at the World Cup when all four matches ended in a tie.
On the same day the diplomatic tension at the G7 tightened—over Iran’s nuclear timeline and what exactly has been agreed—other disruptions kept piling up across the political and public calendar. A bomber crash investigation is underway in California. A governor is accusing the Department of Justice of a politically driven probe. Alaska’s ballot rules are reshaping a high-stakes Senate contest. And Iran’s coach says his team’s World Cup return from the U.S. became something closer to a controlled exit than a normal schedule.
In one sense, they’re separate stories. In another, they move in parallel: agreements being debated at a summit, and decisions—administrative, military, judicial and operational—happening quickly enough to change people’s lives before anyone has time to catch up.
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Partially opened?? Sounds like a loophole not a plan.
So he’s like “deal signed” but it’s not even finished? Also 25,000 a month dying… and people still think this is just talk. I don’t get how the G7 is supposed to fix all of that in a couple meetings.
Replying to Chad Miller: I mean if the Strait is “partially opened” then ships can go right? like are they gonna stop Iran from doing their stuff or is it just permission for oil. Either way sanctions on Russia feels like the same recycled drama, honestly.
Every time I hear Trump at the G7 it’s always “deal” this and “focus” that. Like Ukraine was magically gonna end because Britain put out sanctions? Also I saw somewhere he’s saying 25,000 people are dying “mostly soldiers” which is already bad, but then it’s like he turns it into a win. Don’t know what to believe anymore.