Macron talks energy with Trump and Carney, plans G7 call
The French president is lining up a call with G7 leaders on fuel prices and refined product supply after separate talks with Trump and Carney.
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Map: The Gulf and Hormuz, marking Strait of Hormuz
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke separately with US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about global energy issues and is now planning a call with G7 leaders to align on fuel prices and the supply of refined products.
The push comes after the United States reinforced its military presence near the Strait of Hormuz, following Trump's rejection of an Iran ceasefire offer. That deployment followed a tanker strike in the strait, which Iran blames on UAE-linked vessels. Mediators had said days earlier that a deal trading safe transit for an end to the blockade was gaining ground.
Trump has said Iran is doing very poorly and that he is uncertain whether it will capitulate.
Macron's effort to build a G7 coalition echoes a call he made in September for a multinational effort to secure energy flows through Hormuz. It marks a shift from the unilateral buildup that has defined recent weeks in the strait, as Europe again tries to open a diplomatic track separate from Washington's cycle of rejecting ceasefire terms and adding forces. Whether the G7 call produces coordinated action on fuel prices, or simply restates diplomatic intent without new commitments, remains open, especially given how often similar signals on Iran have reversed within hours during this cycle.