French president says Paris will engage with the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump on the ‘Iranian question’.
“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.
In response, Iran began enriching uranium at higher levels, shortening the time it needs to acquire the material for a nuclear weapon from months to weeks.
