Another crisis in Iran’s relations with the European countries that have signed the nuclear agreement – France, Britain and Germany. On Tuesday night, French President Emanuel Macron spoke at length with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and expressed his concern about the situation.
The escalation of relations has been marked in recent days by European countries ‘intention to submit to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a condemnation proposal tomorrow following Iran’s decision to reduce its cooperation with the agency and restrict its inspectors’ access to its nuclear sites.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian explained yesterday that in the condemnation decision the countries would express “regret” for Iran’s recent steps. On the other hand, the head of Rouhani’s bureau claimed that if the IAEA decided to approve the condemnation proposal, it would have a negative effect on relations between the agency and Iran.
He said during a phone call between the two, Rouhani stressed to Macron that the United States and European powers should lift sanctions on Iran, “because that is the only way to maintain the nuclear deal.”
In a statement issued by the French presidential palace, Macron stressed to Iran “his deep concern at the decisions in Tehran, which violate the 2015 nuclear deal.” “The French president has stressed to Rouhani the need for Iran to return to honor its commitments and to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency.”
In a conversation between them, Makron expressed concern about the increase in regional tension, following the attacks on Saudi Arabia and the bases of the ISIS struggle coalition.
With or without the difficult phone call between the two, according to a report in an Iranian newspaper close to the conservatives, Rouhani ordered a temporary halt to the production of the metal uranium, which is a stage in bomb production, one of the points of contention between Iran and the West in particular.
Meanwhile, Rouhani said yesterday that “although the tone of the Biden administration regarding Iran is different from that of its predecessor, the United States has not yet taken steps to lift sanctions on Iran.” in agreement”.