It was the first meeting of allied foreign ministers since the Iran war began, and the G7 gathering in France quickly showed the strain. Ministers met at the Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay near Paris with two wars hanging over the talks: the fighting in Iran and Russia’s war against Ukraine. European officials worried the new Middle East conflict could pull attention and resources away from Kyiv, while the US pressed allies to do more on Gulf security. Unease Over an Unpredictable US Line US