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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, AAMER MADHANI and SYLVIE CORBET<\/strong><\/p>\n

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) \u2014 Leaders at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday threw their support behind U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire \u2014 even though he\u2019s offered scant specificity about how that would be implemented.<\/p>

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In a declaration issued overnight, the leaders called the deal a \u201chistoric opportunity to prevent Iran from acquiring any nuclear weapon and tackling the threats related to its regional and ballistic activities.\u201d The leaders said that they were \u201cready to contribute to its implementation,\u201d although neither the White House nor Iran has released the text of the agreement.<\/p>\n

According to leaked copies of an interim agreement, Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once the deal is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions. Officials say the leaked text broadly matches the document.<\/p>\n

The accord, due to be formally signed in a ceremony in Switzerland on Friday, lays out that the U.S. would work to end all American and United Nations sanctions imposed on Tehran if a final agreement addressing Iran\u2019s nuclear program is reached.<\/p>\n

Trump, however, said the deal is still under wraps. He was speaking at a one-to-one meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody knows what it is but it\u2019s very strong,\u201d he told reporters. He added: \u201cIt\u2019s a memorandum of understanding and if I don\u2019t like it, we\u2019ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The final day of summit talks started late with Trump, the last to arrive, saying \u201cI\u2019m the boss\u201d as he entered the room and sat next to host French President Emmanuel Macron. The assembled leaders laughed, and Trump grinned.<\/p>

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The G7 leaders were closing the formal talks of the leading industrial democracies at a lakeside resort in the French Alps on Wednesday with sessions on the future of artificial intelligence and fostering economic growth.<\/p>\n

They discussed concerns that China is flooding export markets with subsidized products, unfairly out-competing their own industries and destroying jobs. Leaders of India, South Korea, Kenya and Brazil also joined the meeting.<\/p>\n

The U.S. leader later plans to make a stop for a glitzy dinner at the Palace of Versailles outside of Paris before he jets back to Washington.<\/p>\n