VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France (AP) — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries showed divisions with the United States over the Iran war but agreed Friday during a meeting in France to call for an immediate halt to attacks against civilians and urge the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.

France is looking at cheaper options to take down Iranian drones, the country’s deputy air force chief tells POLITICO.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads into the G7 foreign ministers meeting in France saying U.S. priorities come first, as European allies push for a diplomatic solution on Iran.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices soaring.

Foreign ministers from the G7 meet outside Paris from Thursday, with European nations and allies seeking to narrow differences with the US on the Middle East war while keeping other crises such as

Foreign ministers from G7 countries are meeting in the French town of Rambouillet, with the economic impact of the wars in Iran and Ukraine, as well as the political fallout of an increasingly fitful U.

In Europe, France has requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council following the killing of three UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.

France’s government said it would provide a €70 million ($80.6 million) of aid to a limited number of sectors over a short period as it seeks to cushion the economy from the impact of the Iran war without straining public finances.

France is heading for a sharp rise in inflation this spring as soaring oil prices linked to the conflict in Iran erode household purchasing power, with growth expected to slow in early 2026, the