Iran nuclear programme nearing ‘point of no return’, France’s Macron says
Al Jazeera
French president says Paris will engage with the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump on the ‘Iranian question’.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called Iran the main “strategic and security challenge” for Europeans in the Middle East, raising concern over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Speaking to French ambassadors posted around the world on Monday, the French president also criticised Iran over backing for what he called “dangerous groups” across the Middle East and supporting Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine.
“The acceleration of the nuclear programme brings us close to the point of no return,” Macron said.
France is party to the 2015 nuclear deal that saw Iran curb its nuclear programme in exchange for lifting international sanctions against its economy – a deal that was nixed by the United States in 2018.
After withdrawing from the agreement, the US reapplied sanctions on the Iranian economy and imposed more penalties.
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