US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a preliminary Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran was not final and warned that the United States would resume military action if Tehran failed to meet expectations, as world leaders gathered for the final day of the G7 Summit in the French resort town of Evian.
Speaking during a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Trump rejected reports that the understanding with Iran included immediate sanctions relief or a multibillion-dollar reconstruction fund backed by Gulf countries.
Asked whether the MoU contained immediate sanctions relief for Iran, Trump replied, "No."
When pressed further, he added, "They have to behave well."
Trump also dismissed reports suggesting Gulf allies would contribute to a $300 billion investment and reconstruction fund for Iran.
"It's false," Trump said. "You can invest if you want. What am I going to do, say no one is ever allowed to invest? We're not investing, we're not putting up 10 cents and people can decide to do it. That's up to them."
Asked whether he was encouraging Gulf nations to invest in such a fund, Trump responded: "No, I'm not."
"If they do it, fine. But I would say they won't be doing it for a while until they find out the behaviour. It's a behaviour thing, but we are not investing," he added.
The strongest remarks came when Trump was asked whether the memorandum was final.
"If I don't like it, we'll go back to shooting at them," he said. "Dropping bombs on their head."
He repeated the warning moments later, saying: "If I don't like it, if they don't behave, we'll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head because they misbehaved for 47 years."
Trump also criticised former President Barack Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran, claiming that the Iranians "laughed at Obama".
Earlier in the meeting, Trump said he and el-Sisi would discuss trade and the Nile River dispute. He noted that a dam project in Ethiopia was creating tensions and said the issue was causing "more problems than it should be".
El-Sisi congratulated Trump on what he described as a diplomatic breakthrough with Iran.
"Big congratulations for the breakthrough you've reached, Mr President, restoring peace," the Egyptian leader said through an interpreter.
"Once the deal was announced, there has been great appreciation and the admiration has increased," he added, praising Trump's "marvellous management" of the crisis.
El-Sisi also referred to Trump's prominence during a leaders' dinner at the summit the previous evening.
"I observed during the dinner last night that you were surrounded, Mr President, by all the world leaders. They didn't leave you for a moment to enjoy your dinner," he remarked.
Trump responded by pointing to financial markets, saying they had reacted positively to the agreement.
"Most people seem to be really happy and who's really happy is the market," he said.
The remarks came hours after Trump arrived late for a G7 working session chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron. Entering the meeting room after other leaders had already taken their seats, Trump joked, "I'm the boss."
Amid laughter, Macron appeared to take the comment in good humour and asked, "How are you?"
"Good, thank you," Trump replied before taking his seat.
Turning to reporters, Trump added: "Would you like to stay for the meeting? It's okay with me," before French officials escorted the media out of the room. He was also heard saying, "It's too hot in here."
The working session brought together leaders from the G7 nations and invited partner countries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Later in the day, Trump joined a working lunch on artificial intelligence and the digital age alongside G7 leaders, senior US officials and technology executives. Participants included OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google's Demis Hassabis, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Meta's Alexandr Wang and Sarvam AI co-founder Pratyush Kumar from India.
Trump's presence dominated much of the three-day summit, coming just days after the US-Iran breakthrough agreement and shortly after he celebrated his 80th birthday.
French officials were satisfied that Trump remained for the entire summit and signed the G7 communique, in contrast to the previous summit in Canada, where he departed early.
In an unusual diplomatic gesture, Macron invited Trump to dinner at the Palace of Versailles following the conclusion of the summit. However, the French President clarified that the evening would not be a formal "gala" event.
