Middle East crisis live: leaders at G7 issue joint statement calling for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Lebanon to secure US-Iran deal

Israel’s continued military operation in southern Lebanon puts at risk the agreement reached between Iran and the US on Sunday

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The G7 leaders’ statement described the announcement of a US-Iran deal to end the Middle East war as a “historic opportunity” and a “breakthrough”.

The statement signed by the leaders of the UK, US, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada said:

We welcome the announcement of a deal between the United States and Iran, secured under the strong leadership of President Trump, with the support of mediating countries, which provides an historic opportunity to prevent Iran from acquiring any nuclear weapon and tackling the threats related to its regional and ballistic activities. We support and are ready to contribute to its implementation.”