Le Drian hits back at Trump’s Twitter criticism.
France has been engaged in months-long diplomatic efforts to convince Iran and the United States to pause their aggression and start negotiations. However, on Thursday, TrumpFrench President Emmanuel Macron of giving Iran"mixed signals" and"purporting to represent" the U.S.
After withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal — known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — in May 2018, the Trump administration has pursued a policy of putting pressure on Iran, denying it the benefits it was meant to receive through the deal by reimposing sanctions and suffocating the Iranian economy.
French officials have also repeatedly denied acting or mediating on behalf of the U.S., and said they are merely preserving their own sovereign interests as signatories and guarantors of the JCPOA. "That is what President Macron is doing, in full transparency with our partners and first and foremost with the European JCPOA signatories. He is of course keeping the U.S. authorities informed," Le Drian said in a statement.said"There is no immediate gain to expect because the Iranian nuclear issue is the most complicated today... [but] if [Macron] doesn’t do it, no one else will," the diplomat said.
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