India, June 17 -- Just as things were looking up for the peace efforts in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday crushed hopes again, with fresh warnings to Iran. During his remarks at the G7 Summit in France, Trump said that no deal had been finalised with Iran, and warned he would resume "dropping bombs" and go back to shooting if Tehran did not abide by its obligations.

Trump clarified that only a memorandum of understanding was in the works, and that no deal had been finalised. "If I don't like it we will go back to shooting at them," Trump said, adding: "If they don't behave, we'll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head."

He made the remarks sitting alongside Egyptian President Abde...