Trump backs G7 leaders’ call for wider talks on Iranian missile programme

Joint statement welcomes Trump’s deal with Iran to end war and calls for further talks involving European leaders

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Donald Trump has backed a joint G7 leaders’ statement that welcomes the deal he has struck with Iran but says a follow-on agreement is necessary to rein in Iran’s ballistic missile programme, an issue not directly addressed in the memorandum of understanding that is due to be signed on Friday by Iran and the US.

The statement says future negotiations with Iran would benefit from the involvement of a wider group of regional and international actors including the UN nuclear weapons agency, the IAEA.
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