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World leaders rally behind landmark US-Iran deal
• Putin says deal could stabilise Middle East, ease energy pressures; Beijing calls it ‘positive step’ for de-escalation • Qatar praises ceasefire terms and Hormuz assurances • G7 leaders back deal, call it key to blocking nuclear escalation risk • Hezbollah calls truce extension a ‘major victory’; Israel signals caution as Netanyahu says ‘challenges lie ahead’ WORLD powers and international leaders on Thursday welcomed a landmark ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding’ signed by the United States and Iran to end their conflict, with many hailing Pakistan’s mediation efforts and expressing hope that the deal would pave the way for lasting peace. Among the first to react were China and Russia, both of which welcomed the agreement and urged all parties to build on the momentum created by the ceasefire. Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at an ASEAN summit in Kazan, praised the agreement, noting that Middle East stabilisation will significantly benefit global energy markets. The Russian Foreign Ministry formally welcomed the pact signed on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian called the first-phase MoU a move of “positive significance for easing tensions”. Highlighting intense diplomatic efforts, including a five-point initiative jointly issued by China and Pakistan, Lin emphasised that force cannot solve problems. “Equal-footed negotiation is the right path,” he said, urging both nations to approach second-phase negotiations with a rational, pragmatic attitude to achieve positive outcomes. The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement welcoming the document’s electronic signing in both English and Farsi. Doha praised the deal for addressing outstanding issues, including the cessation of military operations and ensuring freedom of navigation in the Hormuz, saying it considers the MoU a “renewed affirmation of the two sides’ commitment to resolving their differences” via peaceful means. While Qatar emphasised the agreement represents a “solid foundation” for talks and praised Pakistan’s mediation efforts, other Gulf countries have yet to issue official reactions to the diplomatic breakthrough. Western leaders expressed profound relief over the economic and security implications. G7 countries welcomed the deal, calling it a “historic opportunity to prevent Iran from acquiring any nuclear weapon”. French President Emmanuel Macron said the pact would stop a “situation of great instability that had terrible consequences for our economies.” “This agreement paves the way for lasting peace and allows the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz,” Macron wrote. “It is an important step in the right direction for our compatriots that will soon enable a decrease in energy prices.” Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi echoed these economic priorities, emphasising it was vital that “free and safe navigation” in the Strait of Hormuz be promptly restored through the “steady implementation of the memorandum by all parties”. In Lebanon, Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem hailed the diplomatic breakthrough as a “big victory”. In a televised address, Mr Qassem thanked Iran for linking the Lebanon front and forcing Israel to stop its aggression. However, he drew a hard line on domestic concessions. “The ceiling for the negotiations with the Israeli enemy is mutual security … and any proposal under the banner of disarmament will not pass, as this is an Israeli recipe for taking everything and wrecking the country,” he said. Conversely, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscored the importance of maintaining close ties with the United States on Thursday, saying Washington had stood by Israel during the war. “The struggle is not yet over, and further challenges lie ahead,” Netanyahu said. “They require calm judgement, steadfast defence of Israel’s security interests, and at the same time the preservation of our vital relationship with our American friends, who stood shoulder to shoulder with us in this fight — a partnership we deeply appreciate.” Meanwhile, diplomatic support continued to ripple outward. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar received telephone calls from Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, Egyptian FM Badr Abdelatty, Turkiye’s Hakan Fidan and Bahrain’s Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. They congratulated Dar on the signing of the memorandum and Pakistan endorsed as a mediator. They also appreciated Pakistan’s sincere and sustained diplomatic efforts that contributed to this development. Published in Dawn, June 19th, 2026
ABD ve İran Arasında 14 Maddelik Mutabakat: 60 Günde Nihai Anlaşma HedefiBREAKING NEWS: Japan PM Takaichi says G7 held candid talks on China, N. Korea issues
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'Zorlanırsam birini öldürürüm' demişti! İtalya Başbakanı Meloni'den G7 Zirvesi'nde şok itiraf
Fransa’nın Évian-les-Bains kentinde gerçekleştirilen G7 Liderler Zirvesi, liderler arası resmi görüşmelerin yanı sıra kameralar ve mikrofonlara yansıyan samimi anlarla da dikkat çekti. Zirvede İtalya Başbakanı Giorgia Meloni’nin yaptığı açıklama, günün en çok konuşulan başlıklarından biri oldu. İngiliz basınından The Guardian’ın aktardığına göre Avrupa Konseyi Başkanı Antonio Costa, Avrupa Komisyonu Başkanı Ursula von der Leyen, Almanya Şansölyesi Friedrich Merz, İngiltere Başbakanı Keir Starmer ve Japonya Başbakanı Takaiçi Sanae’nin de yer aldığı ayaküstü sohbet sırasında Meloni’nin “Biraz kahve içmem gerekiyor” dediği duyuldu. ‘HAYIR, BIRAKTIM’ Von der Leyen’in “Bu sabah mı? Uyanmak için mi?” sorusuna Merz’in esprili şekilde “Ve bir sigara?” karşılığını vermesi, kısa süreli tebessüm yarattı. Bu diyalog üzerine Meloni’nin net bir şekilde “Hayır, bıraktım” dediği ve sigarayı yaklaşık bir ay önce bıraktığını ifade ettiği aktarıldı. Açıklama, liderler arasında şaşkınlık ve esprili yorumlarla karşılandı. ERDOĞAN’IN TAVSİYESİ AKILLARA GELDİ Yaşanan bu an, Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’ın Ekim 2025’te Mısır’da düzenlenen Şarm el-Şeyh Barış Zirvesi’nde Meloni’ye yaptığı sigara uyarısını yeniden gündeme taşıdı. Erdoğan’ın o dönem Meloni’ye, “İyi görünüyorsun ama sigarayı bıraktırmam lazım” dediği, Meloni’nin ise bu sözlere gülerek “Biliyorum, biliyorum” yanıtını verdiği hatırlatıldı. Aynı sohbete Fransa Cumhurbaşkanı Emmanuel Macron’un da katılarak “Bu imkansız gibi” ifadesiyle esprili bir yorum yaptığı belirtilmişti. Gazze’de ateşkes anlaşmasının yürürlüğe girmesinin ardından düzenlenen Şarm el-Şeyh Barış Zirvesi’nde gerçekleşen bu diyalog, dönemin diplomasi trafiği içinde dikkat çeken renkli anlardan biri olmuştu. ‘BIRAKMAYA ZORLANIRSAM BİRİNİ ÖLDÜRÜRÜM’ Meloni’nin sigara alışkanlığına ilişkin daha önce yaptığı açıklamalar da yeniden gündeme geldi. İtalyan Başbakan’ın geçmişte sigarayı bırakma konusunda zorlanabileceğini ima ederek “Sigarayı bırakmaya zorlanırsam birini öldürürüm” şeklinde esprili ifadeler kullandığı, ayrıca bir röportajında bu alışkanlığı bırakmanın kendisi için “neredeyse imkansız” olduğunu söylediği hatırlatıldı. Meloni’nin bir kitabında ise 13 yıl ara verdikten sonra yeniden sigaraya başladığını anlattığı bilgisi de yer aldı. İtalyan liderin ayrıca tütün alışkanlığının bazı yabancı liderlerle ilişkilerinde sosyal bir etkileşim alanı oluşturduğunu ifade ettiği de biliniyor.
Takaichi and Trump talk Indo-Pacific as Mideast crisis overshadows G7 summit
The meeting came as the grouping reaffirmed its opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas and across the Taiwan Strait.
BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM Takaichi had brief talks with Trump on G7 fringes: gov't
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BREAKING NEWS: Takaichi warns of N. Korean threat, cites abduction issue at G7 summit
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Takaichi, G7 Zirvesi'nde Kuzey Kore Tehdidi ve Kaçırılanlar Sorununa Dikkat ÇektiBREAKING NEWS: Takaichi briefs G7 on Indo-Pacific, China-related concerns at summit
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Japan, Italy to boost tech, critical minerals cooperation
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni agreed on Monday to deepen cooperation in advanced technologies such as semiconductors and strengthen supply chains for critical minerals to bolster economic security while advancing defence ties. The two leaders also welcomed a preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran intended to end their war that triggered global oil supply disruptions, before their planned participation in a Group of Seven...
Meloni meets 'friend' Takaichi, hails Japan ties, blasts Russia
(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Premier Giorgia Meloni met her Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi in Rome on Monday, expressing satisfaction at their friendship and at the ties between the two nations, while welcoming the US-Iran deal to end the war in the Middle East and blasting Russia for its latest deadly attacks on Ukraine. "It is an honour and a pleasure for me to welcome the Japanese Prime Minister, my friend Sanae, to Rome," Meloni told a news conference before the two leaders fly to the G7 summit at Evian-les-Bains. "I hope I have been able to reciprocate the warm welcome extended to us in Tokyo. "Italy and Japan are strategic allies destined to work together," Meloni added, speaking of her desire to intensify cooperation "on multiple levels". Meloni said the meeting was a chance for the leaders to "align our positions" before the G7 summit, saying they had "reflected deeply on the international crises" and expressed "satisfaction" at the US-Iran deal to end the war in the Middle East. She said they had reiterated the importance of "reopening the Strait of Hormuz." The Italian premier also renewed her criticism of Russia after the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO world heritage site, caught fire amid the latest round of deadly Russian bombings on Ukraine overnight. "Russia's aggression against Ukraine is unacceptable," she said. "In the face of Russia's brutal attacks, we cannot look the other way. Solidarity is essential. "When the attacks do not even spare millennia-old symbols of Christianity, we need firm support for Kyiv. "This, together with the effort for peace, will be a central element at the G7". (ANSA). Read article...
Meloni, 'dostum' Takaichi ile Japonya bağlarını övdü, Rusya'yı kınadıPakistan's mediatory role acclaimed as world welcomes US-Iran agreement
Islamabad’s mediatory role, as well as those of other countries, was in the limelight on Monday as world leaders welcomed a much-awaited agreement between Washington and Tehran to de-escalate tensions and eventually end a war that began more than three months ago and crippled the world economy. The preliminary agreement, first announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is being hailed as a significant diplomatic breakthrough that could restore peace in the Middle East, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and ease global economic pressures. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres congratulated the US and Iran for having reached a peace deal that provided for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a framework for further negotiations. “This represents a critical step towards the peaceful settlement of the conflict,” Gueterres remarked. “My deep appreciation goes to Pakistan, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and other regional countries, for the constructive role played in supporting the negotiations that led to the peace deal,” he added. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong, in a joint statement, commended the efforts to date of Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and other mediating countries. They emphasised that Australia had long called for de-escalation, including in Lebanon, and welcomed steps toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the agreement as an “important development for establishing peace and tranquility in our region”. He specifically thanked Pakistan for its exceptional mediation efforts and also appreciated the support provided by Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in its statement, extended thanks to “our brothers in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan”, as well as to all regional and international parties that contributed to the agreement. The statement highlighted Pakistan’s role in creating conditions for the memorandum of understanding on outstanding issues, including freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. French President Emmanuel Macron, in a statement, said that the agreement was the result of a diplomatic effort to which several partners have contributed, and called for its rapid and complete implementation. He said the deal also paved the way for comprehensive negotiations in for peace and security for all in the Middle East. Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi commended the efforts of the relevant countries that have played a mediating role to date. “We welcome the agreement on this memorandum as a major step toward the resolution of the situation. This is the result of the parties concerned pursuing a diplomatic solution and engaging in persistent negotiations. At the same time, we highly commend the efforts of the relevant countries that have played a mediating role to date,” she said. Takaichi expressed the hope that this memorandum will be steadily implemented, that free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz will be actually ensured, and that a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear issue and other matters will be realised at the earliest possible date. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also welcomed the US-Iran deal and congratulated US President Donald Trump and the Iranian side on this diplomatic breakthrough. “This can pave the way towards a reinvigorated global economy and a more secure Middle East. It is crucial to implement it with determination,” he added. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warmly welcomed the agreement, describing it as a hugely important step forward in ending the war, ensuring regional stability and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. He specifically congratulated President Trump and the mediators from Pakistan, Qatar and elsewhere who have contributed to this breakthrough. Starmer stressed the need for the full implementation of the memorandum of understanding to ensure permanent freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and to finalise details of the nuclear agreement. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters welcomed the deal, calling it a step towards reducing tensions and promoting stability in a region that is critical to global economic security.
Trump İran Nükleer Anlaşması İçin Nihai Kararını VeriyorStarmer to meet Japan’s Takaichi as fighter jet funding sputters
The Global Combat Air Program has faced roadblocks including delays to Britain's financial contribution to the project.
Japan welcomes US-Iran agreement, urges implementation
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi calls memorandum a major step toward ending the crisis, voices hope for safe navigation through Strait of Hormuz, progress on Iran's nuclear issue
Trump İran Nükleer Anlaşması İçin Nihai Kararını VeriyorTrump to meet Middle East leaders at G7 summit
• Netanyahu not coming to Trump’s bilateral meetings • One-on-one session with Zelensky not planned WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will meet Middle Eastern leaders and attend a working session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the G7 summit next week, senior US administration officials said on Saturday. The officials said Trump, who is scheduled to travel to Evian, France, for the G7 summit early on Monday, would meet separately with the leaders of Egypt, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, France and India, though no bilateral meeting with Zelensky is planned. A senior US administration official said that Israel’s Netanyahu is not coming to Trump’s bilateral meetings with Middle Eastern leaders at G7. Trump will participate in a working session on Tuesday with Zelensky and G7 leaders. The meeting comes at a time when Russian advances in Ukraine have slowed and Ukraine seeks more military funding from its allies. One of the senior US officials, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity about Trump’s trip, said Russian gains have “more or less stopped”. “We want the war to end as quickly as possible,” the official said. Trump has had up-and-down relations with Zelensky. No bilateral meeting was planned with Zelensky but the two leaders could meet on the sidelines of the summit, the officials added. He will speak to a number of European leaders with whom he has squabbled over trade, tariffs, Ukraine and Nato since his return to the White House early in 2025. Trump planned to raise issues of shared importance with leaders at the summit, including economic growth and development, supply chain resilience, illegal migration and AI, one of the officials said. He also planned to work on boosting resilience in the supply chain for critical minerals needed for advanced technologies. Before returning to Washington, Trump planned to attend a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday, the officials said. ‘On receiving end’ Meanwhile, Liana Fix, an associate fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, told AFP ahead of the summit, which will bring the United States face-to-face with France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom, “all of these countries’ leaders have been on the receiving end of Trump’s trade pressure or diplomatic intimidation, with the exception of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, for whom he has expressed particular fondness.” Neither growing unpopularity that could cost Trump control of Congress, nor court’s annulment of his across-the-board tariffs is likely to soften his stance toward partners. European leaders have learned, through the Greenland episode, trade conflicts, and Iran war, “to hope for the best but to expect the worst,” she said. Published in Dawn, June 14th, 2026
Trump İran Nükleer Anlaşması İçin Nihai Kararını VeriyorUK and Japan set to agree investment deal worth £18bn
Keir Starmer says commercial and government agreements will create tens of thousands of jobs and drive developments The UK and Japan are set to agree £18bn worth of investment, creating tens of thousands of jobs. Prime minister Keir Starmer will welcome his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi to Downing Street on Sunday ahead of the G7 summit next week. Continue reading...
Japan PM Takaichi heads to Europe for talks with G7 leaders
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Japanese, Indian premiers begin Europe trip ahead of G7 summit
Both leaders to attend G7 summit in France -Takaichi says she intends to speak about Middle East, Ukraine, Indo-Pacific issues at summit
Trump faces G7 after year of trade wrath and diplomatic blusters
Every G7 leader — other than Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi — has been the target of attacks, criticism or mockery from the Republican billionaire.
Why Japan’s Russia outreach could fuel G7 concern over unity: ‘bad signal’
As Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heads to the G7 meeting in France next week, she is expected to hear rumblings of discontent over Tokyo’s apparent diplomatic outreach to Moscow. With European Union member states and most Nato nations united in their resolve to push back on Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and isolate Moscow, Japan’s very different approach to Vladimir Putin’s regime has not been overlooked. Senior officials from Japan’s foreign and trade ministries travelled...
Takaichi to attend NATO summit in Turkey and seek closer ties with alliance
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to confirm with NATO that the security of the Indo-Pacific region and that of Europe are inseparable, seeking greater NATO involvement in Asia
Japan Secures Major LNG Deal as Energy Risks Mount
Japan’s JERA has signed a supply contract for the supply of liquefied natural gas with Malaysia’s state major Petronas for a period of 20 years, starting in 2028. “Amid growing uncertainty in the international energy situation, cooperation with Malaysia, a stable supplier of LNG to Japan, is becoming increasingly important,” Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said after a meeting with Malaysia’s Premier, Anwar Ibrahim and the announcement of the deal, as quoted by Reuters. Japan is one of the most energy import-dependent…
Japan, Australia join forces on energy, critical minerals
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The prime ministers of Japan and Australia agreed to deepen cooperation in a wide range of areas including energy security, defense and critical minerals as the Iran war threatens global supply chains. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese at Australia’s Parliament House on Monday during Takaichi’s first visit to the country as national leader. Takaichi said they held strategic discussions on China, Southeast Asia, Paci
China's Xi lands in North Korea for rare visit, hails 'invincible friendship' with Pyongyang
China’s President Xi Jinping hailed an “invincible friendship” with Pyongyang as he arrived in North Korea on Monday, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing. China, Washington’s chief geopolitical rival, has been North Korea’s main trading partner by far for decades and a key source of diplomatic and economic support for the country hit by multiple international sanctions. Military officers lined a red carpet as an Air China plane carrying Xi arrived for his first visit since 2019, video from Xinhua showed. A banner that read “We warmly welcome Comrade Xi Jinping” and hailing the two countries’ “unbreakable friendship” hung below Chinese and North Korean flags at the airport. Xi made the trip after hosting US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin separately in Beijing, and as North Korea’s nuclear talks with Washington remain deadlocked. The White House said last month that Xi and Trump “confirmed their shared goal to denuclearise North Korea” during their summit in Beijing. However, leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister said on the eve of Xi’s arrival that North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme was “the line of no retreat”. Minseon Ku, a diplomacy professor at DePaul University, told AFP that “Beijing probably has accepted North Korea as a nuclear state” but Xi “will probably tell Kim that China wants stability more than anything”. China has “always prioritised stability and is currently having to manage its relations and differences with the US”, Ku said. Seong-Hyon Lee, a visiting scholar at the Harvard University Asia Centre, also said Beijing is shifting towards “underwriting regime durability” rather than seeking to coerce North Korea into denuclearisation. “China’s broader regional strategy benefits from a stable, heavily armed, and aligned buffer state that absorbs US and allied military bandwidth,” he told AFP. Elevated status North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear state since Kim and Trump’s 2019 summit collapsed over the scope of denuclearisation and sanctions relief. Kim has also been emboldened by the war in Ukraine, securing critical support from Moscow after sending troops to fight alongside Russian forces. Some analysts say the summit could be Xi’s way of countering Russia’s growing influence over North Korea, but DePaul’s Ku stressed that “overall, Moscow is not a major power like China”. “Moscow-Pyongyang power relations are more equal than Beijing-Pyongyang; Moscow needs Kim for their war in Ukraine as much as Kim needs technology sharing and food from Russia,” she said. In an article published on the front page of North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun, Xi pledged closer cooperation. “No matter how the times change or how the international situation evolves, the traditional friendship between China and North Korea is always invincible,” Xi wrote. Xi last met Kim in September, when he invited the North Korean leader and Putin to a military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Taiwan counterweight Trump has made little progress on North Korea, especially on the nuclear front, despite his earlier high-profile summits with Kim. North Korea is also the only country with an official, binding military alliance with China. “America is currently engaged in offensive warfare potentially harmful to China’s key interests, such as energy supplies,” Vladimir Tikhonov, Korean Studies professor at the University of Oslo, told AFP. “It appears Xi is trying to consolidate the alliance” with North Korea partly for that reason, he said. Beijing claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory, and North Korea could also serve as a useful counterweight to US partners in the region, including South Korea and Japan, analysts said. Long-frosty China-Japan ties have deteriorated since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a security hawk, suggested last year that Tokyo might intervene militarily in any Chinese attempt to take Taiwan. “As China’s international standing rises, Beijing is likely seeking to draw Pyongyang more actively into its diplomatic orbit,” said Lim Eul-chul, a North Korea expert at Kyungnam University.
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