G7 Backs Iran Deal, Demands Hezbollah Disarmament 

G7 leaders meeting at the Alpine resort town of Evian released a joint statement Wednesday that touched on the U.S.-Iran deal, the Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon, and Gaza, and buried in the diplomatic language were several points worth unpacking for Israel.

Here is what stood out.

On the Iran Nuclear Deal

The statement praised the agreement reached under Trump's leadership, calling it a "historic opportunity" to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Critically, the G7 leaders went beyond the deal itself, explicitly flagging the need to address Iran's ballistic missile program and regional proxy activity, two issues conspicuously absent from the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding. The statement reaffirmed the consistent Western position: Iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon, and called for IAEA involvement in verifying compliance.

**On the Strait of Hormuz**

The deal is scheduled to be formally signed Friday in Switzerland, and the G7 backed a French-British-led multinational naval initiative to protect commercial shipping through the strait and verify the removal of mines. Notably, the leaders explicitly rejected any Iranian tolls or fees on passage, pushing back on Iranian claims that a tariff would be imposed after 60 days. The statement also included an unusual pledge to accelerate energy supply diversification to reduce global dependence on the strait, specifically welcoming Canada's potential to add significant export capacity, a pointed message about what the past months of Iranian chokehold on global energy markets cost the West.

On Lebanon: The Surprise

Perhaps the most significant line for Israel, the G7 statement made no demand for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. Instead, the leaders called for Hezbollah's full disarmament and a Lebanese government monopoly on weapons, backed by international security guarantees. Iran's foreign minister had insisted Tuesday that the deal requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, a condition Israel has already rejected. The G7 statement, in not echoing that demand, effectively gave Israel diplomatic breathing room.

On Gaza and Judea and Samaria

Leaders called for accelerating humanitarian efforts and reconstruction in Gaza, and called for an end to violence in Judea and Samaria. No explicit ceasefire demand on Gaza was included in the language reviewed.

The Broader Context

Israel has not signed on to the U.S.-Iran deal, and Trump has raised concerns that Netanyahu is going too far and hurting his efforts to reach peace, with Trump warning that "Israel would not exist right now" if not for him. The G7 statement, while endorsing the deal and calling for a "robust and comprehensive diplomatic agreement," stopped short of pressuring Israel directly, a distinction Jerusalem will not have missed.

The full text of the deal's memorandum of understanding has not yet been made public. Some reporst idnicate that the details of the MOU will never be made public.