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All along, in every way and minute along the way, but what was happening with these talks. so some of the characterization that this was a giant french diss didn't pan out. at least in that news conference for both leaders. >> shannon: they didn't seem accurate. we have this conversation, iran has wanted to keep the other signatories to the nuclear deal. obviously the uss tucked away. to stay there , to maintain their commitment. the president was getting a question about whether or not he would ease sanctions on iran. anything he would do as far as i'm coming to the table come in his mind, wo...

He's trying to come into this, it would appear, putting a better spin on it. in terms of substantiative piece, he wants to focus on trade and so forth. the other leaders are also talking about other things like digital transformation, inequality, wanting to talk about some of the larger issues that have to do with climate. those are not top issues for president trump to be sure, and i think at the final news conference, we'll get a sense of how these leaders will outline the conclusions here. certainly the president was critical of north korea and its continued missile testing. that was import...

He wouldn't say exactly who, but it's worth noting that russia hasn't changed its aggressive behavior as it pertains it ukraine. president before this meeting with shinzo abe earlier today also talked to north korea. he said he wasn't happy about the short-range missile testing happening in north korea but he didn't think it was a u.n. security violation. contrast that with statements from shinzo abe when he was asked about it by president trump. he said, yes, it clearly was a violation, is a violation and it is regrettable. clearly two different responses from the leaders. the president also ...

Pretty straight with me, i think, and we're going to see what's going on. we're going to see what's happening. he likes testing missiles, but we never restricted short-range missiles. we'll see what happens. many nations test those missiles. we tested a very big one the other day, as you probably noticed. >> i want to discuss this now with former u.s. special representative for north korean policy, joseph yun. he is now a cnn global affairs analyst. good to see you. so your initial reaction to the president's demeanor and this missile testing now happening while the g-7 is meeting? >> i think ...

We will see was going on he likes testing missiles, but we never restricted short range missiles. reporter: he asked mark esper where things stand between the us in north korea. the secretary says despite recent missile testing, the u.s. still is hopeful kim jong-un will eventually abandon his nuclear program. >> i came into the administration in late 2017 we were on the path of the war at that time. now we are on a diplomatic path. i think it's important to stay on that path and the president's engagements with kim jong-un has kept us on that. reporter: all this amid rising tensions between t...