G7 foreign ministers commit to keep economic and political pressure on Iran, back CENTCOM's Hormuz operations and say Hezbollah must disarm

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven said Wednesday that they are committed to keeping economic and political pressure on the Iranian regime, JNS reports, after days of meetings in Paris.

Iran cannot obtain or develop a nuclear weapon, the ministers said. They urged Tehran to stop supporting "nonstate armed groups" and decried Iran's "violent plots against many of our citizens and territories."

The G7 backed U.S. Central Command's "defensive activities" in the Strait of Hormuz protecting vessels from Iranian attacks, and said France and the United Kingdom play an "important role" in helping shipping resume there by verifying that mines have been cleared. The ministers also "condemned in the strongest terms" continued strikes by Iran's Houthi proxy in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia.

On Lebanon, the ministers said Hezbollah and other terror groups must disarm, and called for progress on pilot zones to allow "full and verifiable Hezbollah disarmament" as the Lebanese Armed Forces deploy. They said pressure on Iran will continue until a diplomatic solution is found.