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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump<\/span> is not known to be a fan<\/span> of international gatherings of world leaders, but he changed his tune at this year\u2019s G7 summit<\/span> at a French Alpine resort, where he was buoyed by support from his counterparts for his tentative agreement with Iran to end the war<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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It was an about-face for Trump, who weeks ago had sharply criticized his counterparts<\/span> for refusing to join the United States and Israel in bombing Iran to force it to abandon its nuclear aspirations \u2014 and who last year spent only a day at the G7 summit before cutting out early and going back to Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe found a great deal of unity here at the G7,\u201d Trump told reporters at the end of the meeting. He said he had heard only positive comments from G7 leaders, who are anxious to see global oil prices<\/span> drop in the wake of hostilities. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThis meeting could not have come at a better time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Here are some takeaways from Trump\u2019s trip this week:<\/p>\n

Trump finds his fall guy If the Iran deal doesn\u2019t work out<\/h2>\n

Trump famously likes to take credit when things work out and avoid blame when they don\u2019t. In the case of the Iran deal, he pointed to Vice President JD Vance<\/span> as being most likely to be held responsible if things go south.<\/p>\n

While Trump was at the G7, Vance was on a media blitz<\/span> promoting the agreement, which he helped negotiate. He was expected to represent the U.S. at a ceremonial signing in Switzerland on Friday.<\/p>\n

Trump was asked by a reporter if there is a scenario in which he looks like a \u201cgenius\u201d if he sends Vance to sign the deal and things work out \u2014 or he blames his No. 2<\/span> if things with Iran ultimately don\u2019t work out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like that idea, sure,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThis way, if it works out, I\u2019m going to take the credit. If it doesn\u2019t work out, I\u2019m blaming JD. You better be careful, JD.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Leaders sing from same song sheet on Iran, Ukraine<\/h2>\n

The G7 leaders demonstrated notable unity on both Iran and Ukraine<\/span>, two issues where Trump and his counterparts have been sharply divided.<\/p>\n

France\u2019s Emmanuel Macron, Italy\u2019s Giorgia Meloni<\/span>, Germany\u2019s Friedrich Merz<\/span> and the UK\u2019s Keir Starmer<\/span> all had criticized Trump\u2019s decision to launch the Iran war without consulting allies. But in a joint statement on the final day of the summit, the leaders welcomed the tentative deal. They even noted \u201cthe strong leadership of President Trump\u201d made it happen.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the Europeans managed to get Trump to join G7 leaders in offering \u201cunwavering support for Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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