{"id":352440,"date":"2026-06-17T20:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=352440"},"modified":"2026-06-17T20:27:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:57:29","slug":"carney-says-u-s-and-irans-agreement-exceeded-his-expectations-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/carney-says-u-s-and-irans-agreement-exceeded-his-expectations-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Carney says U.S. and Iran\u2019s agreement \u2018exceeded\u2019 his expectations – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prime Minister Mark\u00a0Carney\u00a0says he had several informal discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump in the course of the G7 summit in France, despite not having an official meeting.<\/p>\n

In a Tuesday interview with CNN, Carney also said he had seen the preliminary agreement for a peace deal reached with Iran and that it \u201cexceeded\u201d his expectations.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced an agreement to finish the war in\u00a0Iran\u00a0and that he had authorized an end to the U.S. blockade within the Strait of Hormuz. He later said the strait wouldn\u2019t open until Friday when the deal is ready to be signed in Switzerland.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had seven or eight discussions with President Trump over the course of the last 36 hours,\u201d\u00a0Carney\u00a0told reporters within the picturesque resort town of \u00c9vian-les-Bains within the French Alps.<\/p>\n

He said they spoke in regards to the economy, artificial intelligence, Ukraine and the U.S.-Iran\u00a0peace deal.\u00a0Carney\u00a0also said he got Trump a birthday present and that he \u201clikes it quite a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Asked why no bilateral meeting took place,\u00a0Carney\u00a0said: \u201cThere\u2019s no message in that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carney said Canada will do what it could actually to assist put the deal in place.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt creates a possibility of a game changer,\u201d\u00a0Carney\u00a0told reporters Wednesday, adding there was a change in tone and possibilities in Lebanon and in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe actual fact of it, and the undeniable fact that so many countries were involved in its development and are vested in its development, does create positive knock-on effects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carney\u00a0said there\u2019s no Canadian money involved within the deal.<\/p>\n

The summit comes as trade talks between Canada and the U.S. remain tense, with no clear decision on whether to increase the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, or CUSMA.<\/p>\n

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the G7.<\/p>\n

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Canada recently agreed to cut back its 100 per cent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles to six.1 per cent, with an annual import cap of 49,000 vehicles \u2014 about three per cent of Canada\u2019s market. In turn, China suspended its retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural products.<\/p>\n

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Trump previously criticized the deal, threatening latest tariffs and saying Canada wouldn\u2019t be allowed to be a \u201cdrop-off port\u201d for Chinese vehicles to enter the U.S.<\/p>\n

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But on Tuesday,\u00a0Carney\u00a0was heard telling Trump about Canada\u2019s plan. The president responded: \u201cThat\u2019s good, I prefer it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carney\u00a0later told reporters they’d a followup conversation about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re only concerned about Chinese investment in Canada when it\u2019s material Canadian production,\u201d\u00a0Carney\u00a0said. \u201cWe\u2019re not concerned about kits being put together in Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to only do what\u2019s within the interest of Canadian consumers (and) Canadian employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carney also told reporters in the course of the final day of the summit Wednesday that the president only had scheduled bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n

While Macron is the one G7 leader Trump has met with on the G7 to date, he has held bilateral meetings with the leaders of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, he had meetings scheduled with the leaders of Egypt and India and met with\u00a0the leaders of Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, India, Italy, South Korea and Germany on the summit<\/p>\n

During his meeting with Modi,\u00a0Carney\u00a0said the countries are aiming to finish their trade agreement by the G20 summit later this yr.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday also included Canadian announcements of more sanctions on Russia and talks to buy military jets from Italy.<\/p>\n

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