Tehran’s
ballistic missile program must be placed under international
surveillance, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. The bid
positions the French leader to get tougher on Tehran while preserving
the nuclear deal that US President Donald Trump has threatened to
scrap, Reuters said.
France,
one of the signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, wants to preserve it
as nothing better has been offered, according to Macron. However, he
said late on Tuesday the use of “Iranian-linked missiles in
Yemen and Syria” needed to be addressed.
“And
[we need] to put Iran under surveillance over its ballistic missiles.
It’s indispensable for the security of the region and so we need a
mechanism of sanctions and control adapted to that,” Reuters
quoted Macron as saying. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas
Araqchi said on February 8 that the West must ensure the nuclear deal
succeeds before trying to negotiate other issues.
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