Trump at G7 Hails Iran Deal as Divisions With Tehran Remain (1)

The White House sought to make the case that its interim deal with Iran will end a global energy crisis and achieve the administration’s wartime goals, even as the two adversaries diverged on what the agreement will look like.

World leaders welcomed the agreement and markets responded positively. But the US and Iran have yet to release a text of the memorandum of understanding, and doubts remained on when it will go into effect — or how exactly it will lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters at the Group of ...