During a telephone conversation on Saturday June 10, the French and Iranian presidents discussed the war in Ukraine, but also the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear agreement and the four French nationals still imprisoned in Iran.
The French head of state alerted the Iranian president “ on the gravity of the consequences, both security and humanitarian, of the delivery by Iran of drone to Russia “. And so he called Tehran “ to immediately end its support for the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine”according to a press release from the Elysée.
This exchange comes the day after American accusations against iran. On Friday, a White House spokesman warned that Russia “ receives materials from Iran to build a drone factory on his floor. And according to the Americans, the plant ” could be fully operational early next year “.
The United States also believes that until last May, Russia received ” hundreds of Iranian attack drones. Charges that Tehran has tried on several occasions “ unfounded “.
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Nuclear deal and French prisoners
During this telephone conversation of about an hour and a half between the two heads of state, Emmanuel Macron also discussed the JCPOA, the treaty aimed at limiting the development of Iranian nuclear power in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions. On this subject, Mr. Macron has “ expresses concern over the current trajectory of Iran’s nuclear program “.
” He stressed the importance of Tehran taking concrete and verifiable de-escalation measures, and implementing, fully and without delay, its international obligations, as well as the commitments made to the International Atomic Energy Agency. “On March 4, adds the Élysée.
And finally, Emmanuel Macron has “ reiterated its deep concern about the situation of the four French nationals still detained in Iran and called again for their immediate release “. Four French people remain detained in Iran: Cecile Kohler and Jacques Parisarrested on May 7, 2022, Louis Arnaud, arrested on September 28, and another person whose identity has never been made public.
(With AFP)