How Macron Pulled a Fast One on G-7 Leaders With Gamble on Iran
- Iranian foreign minister surprises leaders at G-7 summit
- France seeking to force a detente between U.S. and Tehran
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In a break in summit talks on Sunday afternoon, cameras caught British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulating his French host on his handling of a tense dinner the night before.
“Well played,” Johnson told Emmanuel Macron, breaking, momentarily, into French. Conversations between U.S. President Donald Trump and other Group of Seven leaders had grown heated around the issues of Iran and particularly Russia.