After a high-level meeting chaired by Iran and President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Jean Noel Barott said the diplomatic “windows of opportunity” is narrow along with Tehran.
European powers are trying to create a diplomatic pathway to reach an agreement to curb Iran’s uranium enrichment activities by the middle of the year ahead of the October 2025 deadline related to Iran’s core deadline.
This is a recurring statement by Iranian officials that the country does not seek nuclear weapons, emphasizing that Iran’s nuclear program is peace.
“The windows of opportunity are narrow. We’ve only had a few months to match this (2015); in case of failure, military conflict seems almost inevitable,” Barot told Congress.
“Our confidence and beliefs remain the same,” Barott said. “Iran should never acquire nuclear weapons.”
He emphasized that France’s priorities have ensured a “verified and durable” agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear activity.
The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA), which provided sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear restrictions, collapsed after President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew in 2018 and reimposed crippling economic sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Republic.
MNA