French President Emmanuel Macron says Iran bore a heavy responsibility for destabilisation in the Middle East and that it had pushed ahead with an unjustified nuclear programme, but he also urged restraint after Israel struck Iran.

Macron, speaking at a news conference, said he regretted that Iran had not taken up the overtures by the United States to find a diplomatic solution to its nuclear programme and hoped that these talks could resume.

  • kbal@fedia.io
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    10
    ·
    8 days ago

    I thought France would be alone on this but apparently the UK, Canada, and Czechia also made statements referring to Israel’s “right to defend itself.”