G7 can no longer be called a club of like-minded global leaders

The G7 Summit has long been called a gathering of like-minded leaders. But that could be proved wrong this weekend as leaders of the seven most industrialized countries meet in the French seaside town of Biarritz.

For the most part, the US leader will not see eye to eye with the other leaders on many priority issues set for the summit. While French President Emmanuel Macron has listed climate change and the environment as a major focus for the summit, the US leader disappointed everyone at the G7 Summit two years ago in Sicily, Italy, by signaling the US withdrawal from the landmark Paris Agreement.

Macron has been trying to mediate and help reduce the tensions in the Persian Gulf, mainly between Iran and the United States after Washington pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal and re-imposed sanctions on Teheran. France and other major European countries wanted to preserve the Iran nuclear deal despite many challenges under the renewed US sanctions.