French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants to persuade US President Donald Trump to protect the JCPOA, also known as the Iran nuclear deal, during his upcoming visit to the United States. Macron, who will visit the US later this week, made the comments on Sunday in an interview with Fox News. "Is this agreement perfect and this JCPOA a perfect thing for our relationship with Iran? No. But for nuclear - what do you have? As a better option? I don't see it," Macron said. Macron also warned that if the nuclear deal would fall apart, Iran's nuclear programme could become an issue similar to that of North Korea, which has obtained and tested nuclear weapons in recent years. "What is the plan B?" Macron asked in reference to the nuclear deal. "Let's preserve this framework [rather] than some sort of North Korean type of situation," he added. Trump, who has called the JCPOA the "worst deal in history", has said he will scrap the nuclear deal unless "a better option" is presented to … [Read more...] about French President Macron urges Trump to protect Iran nuclear deal
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G7 united against Russia’s ‘malign activities’, concerned about Iran nuclear deal
The Group of Seven industrialized nations presented a stern common front against Russian aggression Sunday at their foreign ministers conference in Toronto. But for all the talk of resisting the “malign activities” of Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin, Washington’s European partners are still concerned that President Donald Trump will tear up the Iran nuclear deal. And all the G7 partners remain anxious for clues as to how the unpredictable US leader will handle a planned disarmament summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. “There was G7 unity on opposing Russia’s malign behavior,” a senior US official told reporters, citing Moscow’s failure to prevent Syrian forces from using chemical weapons and interference in Western elections. The final joint statement from the talks will not be released until Monday, but officials from other nations confirmed that the ministers had taken a tough line on Russia’s alleged crimes. France’s … [Read more...] about G7 united against Russia’s ‘malign activities’, concerned about Iran nuclear deal
No ‘plan B’ for Iran nuclear deal
French President Emmanuel Macron says he has no "plan B" for the Iran nuclear deal and that the US should stay in the agreement as long as there is no better option. In a Fox News interview on Sunday, the day before he arrives in Washington for a three-day state visit, Mr Macron also said the US, France and other allies will have a "very important" role to play in rebuilding Syria after they defeat Islamic State militants. US President Donald Trump has said he wants US forces to leave Syria as quickly as possible, but Macron warned that Iran, which has been Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's most supportive ally, will overrun Syria if the countries exit too quickly. Mr Macron and Mr Trump will discuss the Iran nuclear agreement at the White House on Tuesday, a senior US administration official said on Friday. They will also discuss the joint military strike on Syria this month following a suspected chemical weapons attack near Damascus, the official said. Trump ramps up confrontation … [Read more...] about No ‘plan B’ for Iran nuclear deal
Macron on Iran nuclear deal: There is no ‘Plan B’
French President Emmanuel Macron, who is heading to Washington to urge his US counterpart to stay in the Iran nuclear deal, said in an interview broadcast Sunday that there is no "Plan B" if the accord is scrapped. "I don't have any Plan B for nuclear -- against Iran," Macron told Fox News Sunday, in an English-language interview broadcast on the eve of his three-day state visit. "So that's a question we will discuss, but that's why I just want to say, on nuclear -- let's present this framework because it's better than the sort of North Korean type of situation," North Korea has developed and tested nuclear weapons as well as intercontinental ballistic missiles, posing a significant threat to global security. US President Donald Trump is threatening to tear up the 2015 agreement aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear efforts unless European capitals agree to supplement it with tougher controls on Iran's missile program and future ability to return to nuclear fuel enrichment. Iran is upping … [Read more...] about Macron on Iran nuclear deal: There is no ‘Plan B’
France’s Macron says he has no ‘plan B’ for Iran nuclear deal
French President Emmanuel Macron said he has no “plan B” for the Iran nuclear deal and that the United States should stay in the agreement as long as there is no better option, Reuters reported. In a Fox News interview on Sunday, the day before he arrives in Washington for a three-day state visit, Macron also said the United States, France and other allies will have a “very important” role to play in rebuilding Syria after they defeat Islamic State militants. President Donald Trump has said he wants US forces to leave Syria as quickly as possible, but Macron warned that Iran, which has been Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s most supportive ally, will overrun Syria if the countries exit too quickly. Macron and Trump will discuss the Iran nuclear agreement at the White House on Tuesday, a senior US administration official said on Friday. They will also discuss the joint military strike on Syria this month following a suspected chemical weapons attack near … [Read more...] about France’s Macron says he has no ‘plan B’ for Iran nuclear deal