New Delhi, June 18 -- Leaders at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday threw their support behind U.S. President Donald Trump's tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and extend a shaky ceasefire.

Closing the three-day summit, French President Emmanuel Macron called it a "very good deal," adding that U.S. allies in the G7 support it "because it's an agreement that puts a stop to a situation of great instability that had terrible consequences for our economies."

At his own press conference, Trump hailed the deal as "historic" and said other G7 leaders say "they love this deal because they want to see it over."

U.S. officials meanwhile dictated the text of the deal to journalists, with details released after the summ...